seditionary

noun

se·​di·​tion·​ary

-shəˌnerē

plural -es

: an inciter or promoter of sedition

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin seditionarius rebel, revolutionary, from Latin sedition-, seditio sedition + -arius -ary

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