Dictionary Definition
rebelling adj : participating in organized
resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy"
[syn: rebel(a), rebelling(a),
rebellious]rebel
adj
1 used by northerners of Confederate soldiers;
"the rebel yell"
2 participating in organized resistance to a
constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy" [syn: rebel(a), rebelling(a),
rebellious]
Noun
1 `johnny' was applied as a nickname for
Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil
War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms [syn:
Reb, Johnny Reb,
Johnny, grayback]
2 a person who takes part in an armed rebellion
against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of
improving conditions) [syn: insurgent, insurrectionist,
freedom
fighter]
3 someone who exhibits great independence in
thought and action [syn: maverick]