- a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel.
- a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party.
- of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents.
- surging or rushing in: The insurgent waves battered the shore.
- rebellious or in revolt, as against a government in power or the civil authorities
- a person who takes part in an uprising or rebellion; insurrectionist
- a person or group that rises in revolt against an established government or authority but whose conduct does not amount to belligerency
