counterinsurgent en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English insurgent English counterinsurgent From counter- + insurgent.
Meanings
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A person combating an insurgency.
Counterinsurgency is, by definition, a competition between insurgents and counterinsurgents for the control and support of a population.
2007 August 19, Buddhika Jayamaha, Wesley D. Smith, Jeremy Roebuck, Omar Mora, Edward Sandmeier, Yance T. Gray, Jeremy A. Murphy, “The War as We Saw It”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterinsurgents | Number=Plur | lexicographic |