niskoittelija — meaning in English

English meaning

• rebel noun A person who fights against or refuses to obey an established authority.
• recusant noun Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries, whether a Protestant dissident or a Roman Catholic.

Senses

niskoittelija is used for these senses in English:

• rebel A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
• recusant Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.

rebel — full definition

1. noun A person who fights against or refuses to obey an established authority.
2. verb To resist or refuse to obey authority, rules, or convention.

recusant — full definition

1. noun Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries, whether a Protestant dissident or a Roman Catholic.
2. noun Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.

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