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guerrilla
guerrillaa member of an irregular military force: They used guerrilla tactics to overthrow the city.
Not to be confused with:gorilla – an ape: It was the second time the gorilla escaped from the zoo.guer·ril·la or gue·ril·la G0201600 (gə-rĭl′ə)n. A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary force operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy, as by surprise raids.adj.1. Of or relating to guerrillas or their tactics.2. Using unconventional and usually inexpensive means to generate interest or raise concern among the public, as in commercial marketing or social activism.
[Spanish, raiding party, guerrilla force, diminutive of guerra, war, of Germanic origin; see wers- in Indo-European roots.]guerrilla (ɡəˈrɪlə) or guerillan1. (Military) a. a member of an irregular usually politically motivated armed force that combats stronger regular forces, such as the army or policeb. (as modifier): guerrilla warfare. 2. (Botany) a form of vegetative spread in which the advance is from several individual rhizomes or stolons growing rapidly away from the centre, as in some clovers. Compare phalanx[C19: from Spanish, diminutive of guerra war] guerˈrillaism, gueˈrillaism nguer•ril•la or gue•ril•la (gəˈrɪl ə)
n., pl. -las. a member of a band of irregular soldiers engaged in guerrilla warfare. [1800–10; < Sp, diminutive of guerra war (< Germanic; compare war1)] guerrilla, gorilla - Guerrilla is from a Spanish diminutive of guerra, "war," and refers to a soldier of an independent armed resistance force; gorilla is the ape.See also related terms for soldier.guerrillaA combat participant in guerrilla warfare. See also unconventional warfare.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  guerrilla - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassmentguerilla, irregular, insurgentguerilla force, guerrilla force - an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groupsMaquis, Maquisard - a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War IIurban guerrilla - a guerrilla who fights only in cities and townswarrior - someone engaged in or experienced in warfare |
guerrillanoun freedom fighter, partisan, irregular, underground fighter, member of the underground or resistance The guerrillas threatened to kill their hostages.Translationsguerrilla
guerrilla, guerilla Botany a form of vegetative spread in which the advance is from several individual rhizomes or stolons growing rapidly away from the centre, as in some clovers. Guerrilla the term applied to partisan warfare in Spain and the Latin American countries. The best known is the Spanish guerrilla of the Spanish Revolution of 1808-14, which united the liberation struggle of the Spanish people against the French occupation with the struggle against feudalism. guerrilla
Synonyms for guerrillanoun freedom fighterSynonyms- freedom fighter
- partisan
- irregular
- underground fighter
- member of the underground or resistance
Synonyms for guerrillanoun a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassmentSynonyms- guerilla
- irregular
- insurgent
Related Words- guerilla force
- guerrilla force
- Maquis
- Maquisard
- urban guerrilla
- warrior
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