revolutionary; child of the revolution; person of revolutionary temperament
Refers to a person who leads or embodies a revolution, often with a connotation of being a product of revolutionary times. Compare 革命家 (かくめいか), which is a more neutral term for a revolutionary activist.
See also: 革命家 (かくめいか)
He is called a revolutionary of modern music.
That revolutionary spread new political ideas.
Compound of 革命 (revolution) and 児 (child). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely emerged in modern Japanese to describe someone shaped by or leading revolutionary movements.