2
contestant
2
demagogue(noun, trouble, resistance, rebel, criminal)
2
disputant(noun, objector, jingo, scrapper, tanker)
2
duelist
2
extremist(noun, rebel, fanatic, progressive, revolutionary)
2
fighter
2
gorilla(noun, heavy, bully, criminal, brute)
2
insubordinate
2
jouster
2
quisling
2
ringleader(noun, disobedience)
2
soldier(noun, bully, combatant)
2
subversive
2
tough
2
tumulter
2
warrior(noun, bully, combatant)
1
activist(noun, supporter, revolutionary, fighter, militant)
1
antagonist(noun, resistance, rebel, opponent, combatant)
1
apostate(noun, resistance, rebel, opponent, recreant)
1
belligerent
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