insorto
insurgent
noun een-SOR-toh Rare
Origin: Latin insurgere (to rise up)
Also means
rebel
Usage Note
Insorto is the past participle of insorgere (to rise up, to revolt) used as a noun meaning a person who has risen in armed rebellion. The feminine is insorta, plural insorti/insorte. It is used in both historical contexts (the insorti of the Risorgimento) and contemporary reporting on armed uprisings. As an adjective it means 'that has arisen' and can also describe a newly appeared problem: un problema insorto di recente.
Examples
"Gli insorti controllavano il centro della città."
Natural Translation
The insurgents controlled the city centre.
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