Dictionary

insurrectionist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English insurrection Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English insurrectionist From insurrection + -ist.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Involved in or characterized by insurrection.
   • 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." 2016 December 17, Paolo Kernahan, “Lack of Standards Fuelling Crime”, in Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022:
   • The insurrectionist movement is mainstream, not simply confined to the political fringe. 2022 January 6, Robert A. Pape, “The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Aren’t Who You Think They Are”, in Foreign Policy, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2022:

Synonyms

insurrectionary

insurrectionist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English insurrection Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English insurrectionist From insurrection + -ist.

Meanings

1. A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection.
   • 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. 2022 January 7, Hawa Allan, “What the History of the Word “Insurrection” Says About Jan. 6”, in TIME, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2022:
   • 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.” 2023 November 19, Sara Dorn, “New Jan. 6 Videos Released—Launching Wild Conspiracies From The Far Right”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2023:
   • It comes from the Latin insurgo, meaning “to rise up within”: so insurrectionists are, etymologically, the same as “insurgents”, even if that is normally a word for those who do not meekly accept western military rule. 2021 January 13, Steven Poole, “'Insurrection': how an old word for an old thing was Trumped”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021:

Forms

Synonyms

insurrectionary

Translations (26)

ru мяте́жник (person who provokes insurrection) · uk бунтівни́к (person who provokes insurrection) · de Aufständische (person who provokes insurrection) · es insurgente (person who provokes insurrection) · ru бунта́рка (person who provokes insurrection) · pl powstaniec (person who provokes insurrection) · it insurrezionalista (person who provokes insurrection) · ru мяте́жница (person who provokes insurrection) · ru бунтовщи́к (person who provokes insurrection) · hy ապստամբ (person who provokes insurrection) · ru инсурге́нтка (person who provokes insurrection) · uk бунта́р (person who provokes insurrection) · de Aufständischer (person who provokes insurrection) · uk заколо́тник (person who provokes insurrection) · uk повста́нка (person who provokes insurrection) · ru бунта́рь (person who provokes insurrection) · ru повста́нец (person who provokes insurrection) · uk заколо́тниця (person who provokes insurrection) · uk повста́нець (person who provokes insurrection) · de Aufrührerin (person who provokes insurrection) · es insurrecto (person who provokes insurrection) · uk бунта́рка (person who provokes insurrection) · de Aufrührer (person who provokes insurrection) · ru инсурге́нт (person who provokes insurrection) · uk бунтівни́ця (person who provokes insurrection) · ru бунтовщи́ца (person who provokes insurrection)