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
Idiom of the Day
see (something) out or see out (something)
to finish something, to not quit doing something
I decided to stay with my company in order to see out the restructuring process.