in ‧ sur ‧ gent /ɪnˈsɜːdʒ ə nt $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] formal
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of insurgere 'to rise up' , from surgere 'to rise' ]
one of a group of people fighting against the government of their own country, or against authority SYN rebel :
communist insurgents
—insurgent adjective