adj.
1.used by northerners of Confederate soldiers
2.participating in organized resistance to a constituted government rebel n.
1.`johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War
2.a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
3.someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action rebel v.
1.take part in a rebellion
2.break with established customs