"Rebel" meaning in English

See Rebel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Rebels [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Rebel. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:Rebel|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Rebel", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Rebel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Rebel"> Borrowed from German Rebel. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Rebel (plural Rebels)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Rebel-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Rebels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rebel (plural Rebels)
  1. (US) A Confederate soldier; of the American Civil War. Tags: US Synonyms: Johnny Reb, Reb Derived forms: Reb [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-Rebel-en-noun-YvMMw8l5 Categories (other): American English, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, American Civil War Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 24 76 Disambiguation of American Civil War: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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