counterinsurgent

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ insurgent.

Noun

counterinsurgent (plural counterinsurgents)

1. A person combating an insurgency.
   • 2007 August 19, Buddhika Jayamaha, Wesley D. Smith, Jeremy Roebuck, Omar Mora, Edward Sandmeier, Yance T. Gray, Jeremy A. Murphy, “The War as We Saw It”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Counterinsurgency is, by definition, a competition between insurgents and counterinsurgents for the control and support of a population.

Related terms

• counterinsurgency
• insurgent