rebel

[US]/ˈrebl/
[UK]/ˈrebl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who resists or defies authority, control, or tradition
vi. to resist or defy authority, control, or tradition; to engage in rebellion

Phrases & Collocations

rebel against authority

rebel leader

rebel army

rebel against

Example Sentences

rebel troops; a rebel army.

the heartland of the rebel cause.

The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government.

the government and the rebels are in accord on one point.

the rebels held the town for many weeks.

Rebel troops laid waste the town.

rebel at the very idea of

The rebels are on the run now. Victory is ours.

When a lot of people rebel, there is a rebellion.

The rebels have been brought to heel.

The rebels overturned the government.

All the rebels have been captured.

Those rebels are a terror to the entire town.

The rebel held and cleg as rebel-held enclave is coming sustain under sustained pressure from the army.

He let out a wahoo.Also called Regional rebel yell

The fleeing rebels found a sanctuary in the nearby church.

the rebels' advance on Madrid was well under way.

Real-world Examples

You married one rebel and mothered another.

Source: Game of Thrones Season 2

She was not a rebel out to flout authority or change the rules.

Source: The Economist - Arts

France, he says, is arming and training Syrian rebels.

Source: NPR News October 2014 Compilation

First came the rebels and looting.

Source: VOA Standard July 2015 Collection

You're not the only rebel around here.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

And Iran is believed to be supporting those rebels.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation March 2019

" Oh, yes, sir, we are all rebels here, sir."

Source: American Elementary School English 4

Iran supports the rebels who are fighting Yemen's government.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

Also the neo-Assyrians loved to find would-be rebels and lop off their appendages.

Source: World History Crash Course

And Russia has been accused of supporting those rebels.

Source: CNN Selected February 2015 Collection

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