insurgent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·sur·gent /ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countable usually plural] formal PGREBELLION/REVOLUTIONone of a group of people fighting against the government of their own country, or against authority 起义者；暴动者；叛乱者 SYN rebel communist insurgents 共产党起义者 —insurgent adjective
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insurgent• His organization became a model for future insurgents.• The government reported that it had subsequently killed 80 Hutu insurgents in a series of raids.• He blamed Hutu insurgents from Gisenyi for some of the violence.• U.S. officials are disingenuous when they say they are fighting drugs, not insurgents.• At one point, the insurgents even approached the new Francophile capital of Beirut.Origin insurgent (1700-1800) Latin present participle of insurgere “to rise up”, from surgere “to rise”in·sur·gent nounChineseSyllable
group a fighting people of Corpus one of
insurgent
in‧sur‧gent /ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt $ -ɜːr-/
noun [countable usually plural] formal
SYN rebel:
communist insurgents
—insurgent adjective
in‧sur‧gent /ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt $ -ɜːr-/
noun [countable usually plural] formal Date: 1700-1800
Language: Latin
Origin: present participle of insurgere 'to rise up', from surgere 'to rise'
one of a group of people fighting against the government of their own country, or against authority Language: Latin
Origin: present participle of insurgere 'to rise up', from surgere 'to rise'
SYN rebel:
—insurgent adjective