disobeyer
One who defies
A disobeyer is someone who disobeys—who fails or refuses to follow rules, orders, or authority.
The word is straightforward but uncommon, since English usually reaches for other constructions: He disobeyed rather than He was a disobeyer.
When it does appear, it often carries a note of defiance: a chronic disobeyer of unjust laws.
One who breaks rules
- violatorOne who breaks rules
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
- scofflawHabitual legal violator
- trespasserUnlawful entrant on property
infringer · delinquent · transgressor · outlaw · criminal · flouter · evader · dodger
Ill-mannered young one
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- mischief-makerOne who causes trouble
- impMinor mischief-making devil
- scampMischievous young person
troublemaker · handful · terror · hellion · unmanageable · incorrigible · spoiled · defiant
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- insurgentOne who revolts
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
anarchist · subversive · iconoclast · heretic · renegade · maverick · nonconformist · free-thinker
Authority defier
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- protesterOne who publicly opposes
- resisterOne who opposes
- objectorOne who formally disagrees
challenger · refuser · opposer · noncompliant · unruly · recalcitrant · obstinate · headstrong
Violator of moral law
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- apostateOne who renounces faith
- backsliderOne who reverts
- hereticChallenger of official doctrine
infidel · blasphemer · unbeliever · fallen · lapsed · wayward · straying · errant
offender
One who breaks rules
- violatorOne who breaks rules
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
- scofflawHabitual legal violator
trespasser · infringer · delinquent · transgressor · outlaw · criminal · flouter · evader · dodger
brat
Ill-mannered young one
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- mischief-makerOne who causes trouble
- impMinor mischief-making devil
scamp · troublemaker · handful · terror · hellion · unmanageable · incorrigible · spoiled · defiant · tantrum
revolutionary
Seeking fundamental systemic change
radical · anarchist · subversive · iconoclast · heretic · renegade · maverick · nonconformist · free-thinker · provocateur
rebel
Authority defier
objector · challenger · refuser · opposer · noncompliant · unruly · recalcitrant · obstinate · headstrong · wayward
sinner
Violator of moral law
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- apostateOne who renounces faith
- backsliderOne who reverts
heretic · infidel · blasphemer · unbeliever · fallen · lapsed · wayward · straying · errant · prodigal
disobeyerfollower
One who supports another
complier · conformist · yes-man · loyalist · adherent
disobeyerconformer
One who follows norms
conformist · traditionalist · good citizen · team player · company man