insurgent
adjective/ɪnˈsɜrdʒənt/
Frequency rank: #10,622 most common English word
Meaning
a person who rises in armed resistance against an established authority or government.
Example sentence
Government forces struggled to contain the insurgent activity spreading across the northern region.
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