insurrectionist

English

Etymology

From insurrection +‎ -ist.

Noun

insurrectionist (plural insurrectionists)

1. A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection.

   Synonym: insurrectionary

   • 2022 January 7, Hawa Allan, “What the History of the Word “Insurrection” Says About Jan. 6”, in TIME‎^[1]:

     Defining the mostly white crowd that stormed the Capitol on January 6 as “insurrectionists” does more than set a narrative mood, it represents a major narrative shift—expanding the traditional role of the insurrectionist beyond the Black actor to the white one.

   • 2023 November 19, Sara Dorn, “New Jan. 6 Videos Released—Launching Wild Conspiracies From The Far Right”, in Forbes‎^[2]:

     Right-wing social media users are amplifying questionable interpretations of some of the clips, claiming they show law enforcement officials helping the rioters storm the Capitol, with some FBI officials acting as insurrectionists, coining the term “fedsurrection.”

Translations

person who provokes insurrection

• Armenian: ապստամբ (hy) (apstamb)
• German: Aufrührer (de) m, Aufrührerin (de) f, Aufständischer (de) m, Aufständische (de) f, Aufständische (de) f
• German: Aufständischer (de) m
• Italian: insurrezionalista m or f
• Polish: powstaniec (pl) m
• Russian: мяте́жник (ru) m (mjatéžnik), мяте́жница (ru) f (mjatéžnica), бунтовщи́к (ru) m (buntovščík), бунтовщи́ца (ru) f (buntovščíca), повста́нец (ru) m (povstánec), бунта́рь (ru) m (buntárʹ), бунта́рка (ru) f (buntárka), инсурге́нт (ru) m (insurgént), инсурге́нтка f (insurgéntka)
• Ukrainian: повста́нець m (povstánecʹ), повста́нка f (povstánka), заколо́тник m (zakolótnyk), заколо́тниця f (zakolótnycja), бунтівни́к (uk) m (buntivnýk), бунтівни́ця (uk) f (buntivnýcja), бунта́р (uk) m (buntár), бунта́рка (uk) f (buntárka)

Adjective

insurrectionist (not comparable)

1. Involved in or characterized by insurrection.

   Synonym: insurrectionary

   • 2016 December 17, Paolo Kernahan, “Lack of Standards Fuelling Crime”, in Trinidad and Tobago Guardian‎^[3]:

     The atmosphere was undeniably insurrectionist in nature, yet the police response was languid to the extent that one woman asked an officer when they would be leaving because "they have to fix up."

   • 2022 January 6, Robert A. Pape, “The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Aren’t Who You Think They Are”, in Foreign Policy‎^[4], →ISSN:

     The insurrectionist movement is mainstream, not simply confined to the political fringe.