revolutionary vs insurrectionist

insurrectionist vs revolutionary

revolutionary and insurrectionist both are nouns.

revolutionary is an adjective but insurrectionist is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
revolutionary	Yes	Yes	No	No
insurrectionist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, insurrectionist is a hyponym of revolutionary; that is, insurrectionist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than revolutionary:

revolutionary: a radical supporter of political or social revolution
insurrectionist: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

Other hyponyms of revolutionary include counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist, dynamiter, dynamitist, Girondin, Girondist, freedom fighter, insurgent, rebel.

revolutionary (noun)	insurrectionist (noun)
a radical supporter of political or social revolution	a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

revolutionary (adjective)	insurrectionist (adjective)
advocating or engaged in revolution
relating to or having the nature of a revolution
of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
markedly new or introducing radical change

Difference between revolutionary and insurrectionist

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