Usage Note
Rivoltoso can be both a noun (un rivoltoso = a rebel) and an adjective (una folla rivoltosa = a rebellious crowd). As a noun it is masculine; the feminine is rivoltosa. It emphasises someone who revolts or rises up against authority, overlapping with ribelle but with a stronger sense of active insurrection rather than general defiance.
Examples
"I rivoltosi presero il controllo della piazza."
Natural Translation
The rebels took control of the square.
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