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insurgent

noun

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A person who rises in rebellion against established authority.

The novel's young insurgent questions the leaders of both factions.
Dictionary practice example.
An insurgent in the island story joins a rebellion against the regent's established authority after abandoning earlier support for his rule.
From Authority and Retaliation in Fiction.
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