Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🪚 A log-cutting tool 🐎 An animal that jumps 🙅 A rebel
bucker

bucker

9.1
A person who openly refuses to follow rules or authority
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌkər/
  • US
translation icon : rebelde
  • The teacher called him a bucker for his refusal to follow the school's rules.

Examples

  • Many young activists are seen as buckers who oppose the traditional views of their elders.

  • We're talking about species survival, and some belly buckers are out there saying, well, Romney won't take away our V8s and coal mines!

    Blog text (6)

  • In the meeting, she was labeled a bucker because she challenged the company's policies.

Synonyms

rebel
vsbucker
658 3.6

A person who acts against the government or people in power

focuses on open resistance to rules or accepted ideas specifically
protester
vsbucker
328 2.9

A person who shows strong disagreement in public, often in a group

is individual open opposition rather than organised public demonstration
maverick
vsbucker
39 7.4

A person who thinks and acts independently, not following usual rules

is more about open resistance to authority and rules specifically
dissenter
vsbucker
22 7.2

A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge

is more openly oppositional rather than private or quiet disagreement
resister
vsbucker
6 6.2

A person who opposes authority or control

is about open opposing behaviour rather than just steady opposition
nonconformist
vsbucker
3 7.3

A person who does not follow the usual customs or rules of society

is opposition that is openly confrontational rather than simple nonconformity
oppositionist
vsbucker
1 7.4

A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester

is individual open opposition rather than formal political group membership
bolshie
vsbucker
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person with strong rebellious opinions who challenges authority

is open resisting of authority but not always ideologically extreme
deviationist
vsbucker
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who disagrees with their political party's official views

is general open resistance across contexts rather than party specific departure
defier
vsbucker
7.1

A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority

is open opposition but can be less confrontational in style
revolter
vsbucker
7.9

A person who takes part in a revolt against authority

is open personal opposition rather than joining a wider armed uprising
flouter
vsbucker
8.9

A person who openly breaks rules or shows no respect for people in charge

is plain open opposition but not necessarily mocking or scornful

Antonyms

follower
295 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

obedient
45 1.0

Willing to do what someone in charge tells you

conformist
2 5.7

A person who follows rules and usual ways instead of trying new ideas

Surface Forms

bucker singular
buckers plural

Morphology

bucker = buck (transparent) = buck + er

A predictable agent/actor noun from 'buck' meaning 'to resist', used metaphorically for someone who resists authority.

Etymology

Bucker meaning someone who resists comes from the verb buck meaning 'to resist', from the picture of a horse or goat that bucks to throw off control, so a bucker is someone who pushes back against rules or authority.