insurrectionist

English

Etymology

insurrection +‎ -ist

Noun

insurrectionist (plural insurrectionists)

1. A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection

   Synonym: insurrectionary

Translations

person who provokes insurrection

• Armenian: ապստամբ (hy) (apstamb)
• German: Aufrührer (de) m, Aufrührerin (de) f, Aufständischer (de) m, Aufständische (de) f, Aufständische (de) f
• German: Aufständischer (de) m
• Italian: insurrezionalista m or f
• Polish: powstaniec (pl) m
• Russian: мяте́жник (ru) m (mjatéžnik), мяте́жница (ru) f (mjatéžnica), бунтовщи́к (ru) m (buntovščík), бунтовщи́ца (ru) f (buntovščíca), повста́нец (ru) m (povstánec), бунта́рь (ru) m (buntárʹ), бунта́рка (ru) f (buntárka), инсурге́нт (ru) m (insurgént), инсурге́нтка f (insurgéntka)

Adjective

insurrectionist (not comparable)

1. Involved in or characterized by insurrection.

   Synonym: insurrectionary

   • 2016 December 17, Paolo Kernahan, “Lack of Standards Fuelling Crime”, in Trinidad and Tobago Guardian‎^[1]:

     The atmosphere was undeniably insurrectionist in nature, yet the police response was languid to the extent that one woman asked an officer when they would be leaving because "they have to fix up."

   • 2022 January 6, Robert A. Pape, “The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Aren’t Who You Think They Are”, in Foreign Policy‎^[2]:

     The insurrectionist movement is mainstream, not simply confined to the political fringe.