counterinsurgent

American  

[kaun-ter-in-sur-juhnt] / ˈkaʊn tər ɪnˈsɜr dʒənt /

noun

plural

counterinsurgents

1. a person involved in the suppression of insurgents.

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adjective

1. of or relating to counterinsurgency.

Other Word Forms

• counterinsurgency noun

Example Sentences

Shanahan appears less inclined to fight for robust counterinsurgent deployments and has taken a business-minded approach to the military that dovetails with the president’s.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2019

Variously dubbed the Anbar tribes, the Awakening, or the Sons of Iraq, this anti-Al Qaeda tribal program rapidly became a battle-tested counterinsurgent mindset that realigned the goal posts of the war.

From Newsweek • Mar. 20, 2013

It … serves to undermine the strength and the authority of the counterinsurgent.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2012

Kerrey relished the rigorous training and jumped again when he was selected for the secret counterinsurgent team called SEALs.

From Time Magazine Archive

My mother pictured a daughter as a counterinsurgent: a fellow lover of lapdogs, a seconder of proposals to attend the Ice Capades.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides