Noun: insurrectionist ,in-su'rek-shun-ist
- A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
"a lying traitorous insurrectionist";
- insurgent, freedom fighter, rebel
Derived forms: insurrectionists
Type of: crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, revolutionary, revolutionist, social reformer, subversive, subverter
Encyclopedia: Insurrectionist