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Definition of proto-rebel in English:
proto-rebel
noun
1A chief or principal rebel (now historical).
2An early rebel; a person who has the potential to become a rebel.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Hall (bap. 1627, d. 1656), poet and writer.
