nnoun.person'Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; 'greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniformsDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:Johnny Johnny Reb Reb Rebel greyback
Hypernyms:Confederate soldier
Inherited Hypernyms:rebelconfederate soldierconfederatesoutherneramericaninhabitantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rebelconfederate soldierconfederatesoutherneramericaninhabitantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rebelconfederate soldierconfederatesupporteradvocatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rebelconfederate soldierconfederatesupporteradvocatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rebelconfederate soldiersoldierenlisted personservicemanskilled workerworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rebelconfederate soldiersoldierenlisted personservicemanskilled workerworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)Synset:freedom fighter insurgent insurrectionist
Derivationally Related Form:insurrectionrebel
Hypernyms:crusader meliorist reformer reformist social reformer revolutionary revolutionist subversive subverter
Inherited Hypernyms:insurgentreformerdisputantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:insurgentreformerdisputantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:insurgentrevolutionistradicalpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:insurgentrevolutionistradicalpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Young Turkmutineer
Instance Hyponyms:Nat Turner Turner Denmark Vesey Vesey Sir William Wallace Wallace
Full Hyponyms:mutineeryoung turk
nnoun.personsomeone who exhibits great independence in thought and actionSynset:maverick
Derivationally Related Form:maverickrebel
Hypernyms:nonconformist recusant
Inherited Hypernyms:mavericknonconformistdissenterpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:mavericknonconformistdissenterpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.socialtake part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegianceSynset:arise rise rise up
Derivationally Related Form:rebellionrisingrebel
Hypernyms:dissent protest resist
Inherited Hypernyms:rebelprotestopposerefutedisownrejectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:mutinyrevolt
Full Troponyms:mutinyrevolt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | They --- (apply to: rise up, rise, arise, rebel)
vverb.socialbreak with established customsSynset:renegade
Derivationally Related Form:rebellionrenegaderebel
Hypernyms:dissent protest resist
Inherited Hypernyms:rebelprotestopposerefutedisownrejectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP