Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)A Confederate soldier; of the American Civil War.

    ‘Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; ‘greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

Examples

137 sentences
  1. The people rebelled against the king.

    Народ повстав проти короля.

    ruНарод восстал против короля.

    deDas Volk lehnte sich gegen den König auf.

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  2. The rebels took control of the capital.

    Повстанці захопили контроль над столицею.

    ruПовстанцы захватили столицу.

    deDie Rebellen haben die Kontrolle über die Hauptstadt übernommen.

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  3. I'm a rebel.

    Я бунтар.

    ruЯ бунтарь.

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  4. Tom is a rebel.

    Том бунтівник.

    ruТом — бунтарь.

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  5. Tom doesn't look like a rebel.

    deTom sieht nicht aus wie ein Rebell.

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Forms

plural: Rebels
SingularRebel
PluralRebels

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • ‘Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; ‘greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms:RebJohnny RebJohnnygreyback
  • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action:maverick
  • a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions):insurgentinsurrectionistfreedom fighter

See also

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