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Noun: rebel  re-b(u)l
  1. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
    "a lying traitorous rebel";
    - insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter
     
  2. Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
    "The rebel artist refused to conform to traditional styles";
    - maverick
Verb: rebel (rebelled,rebelling)  re-b(u)l
  1. Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    "The colonists rebelled against British rule";
    - arise, rise, rise up
     
  2. Break with established customs
    "The artist rebelled against traditional painting techniques";
    - renegade
     
  3. Resist control or authority
    "teenagers often rebel against their parents"
Noun: Rebel
  1. Nickname for a Confederate soldier, used by Federal soldiers in the American Civil War
    - Reb [US, informal], Johnny Reb [US, informal], Johnny [US, archaic], greyback [Brit, Cdn], grayback [US]

Derived forms: rebelled, rebelling, rebels

Type of: Confederate soldier, crusader, dissent, meliorist, nonconformist, protest, recusant, reformer, reformist, resist, revolutionary, revolutionist, social reformer, subversive, subverter

Encyclopedia: Rebel, The