insurrectionist

1. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) (synset 110229738)
   is a type of:

   • crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform
   • revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolution
   subtypes:

   • mutineer - someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)
   • young turk - a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule
   specific instances:

   • nat turner, turner - United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
   • denmark vesey, vesey - United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
   • sir william wallace, wallace - Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
   same as: freedom fighter, insurgent, rebel

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