[ noun ] a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) <noun.person>
Insurrectionist \In`sur*rec"tion*ist\, n. One who favors, or takes part in, insurrection; an insurgent.
Several troublemakers and brigands had been imprisoned, including an insurrectionist ringleader, Barrabas, captured in a melee involving fatalities.
"A" Company is stationed at the Marine Barracks here, and the unit's colorful history includes the 1859 capture of insurrectionist John Brown at Harper's Ferry, W.Va.