rebel
re buhl
- n `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
- n a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
- n someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
- v take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- v break with established customs
- An armed Sudanese rebel from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) arrives at the abandoned village of Chero Kasi less than an hour after Janjaweed militiamen set it ablaze in .
- So making rebel music in some sense means attacking the pillars of your Nike-clad audience's own comfort.
- In the bizarre, rebellion-plagued history of the Congo since independence, Pierre Mulele authored one of the bloodier chapters.