Definition of rebel

• v. i. - Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.
• n. - One who rebels.
• v. i. - To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.
• v. i. - To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.