guerrilla

noun

/ɡəˈrɪlə/

(also guerilla)

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a member of a small group of soldiers who are not part of an official army and who fight against official soldiers, usually to try to change the government
- urban guerrillas (= those who fight in towns)
- guerrilla war/warfare (= fought by guerrillas on one or both sides)
- a guerrilla movement
compare freedom fighter
Extra Examples
- Urban guerrillas detonated a car bomb in front of the company's headquarters.
- Seven soldiers and two guerrillas were killed after an attack on a border post.
- Sporadic fighting soon turned into full-scale guerrilla warfare.
- The guerrilla group denied any involvement in the assassination.
- The peace talks have put an end to the 17-year guerrilla war.
Topics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- armed
- urban
- communist
- …
guerrilla + noun
- army
- band
- force
- …
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Word Originearly 19th cent. (introduced during the Peninsular War): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war’.

guerrilla

adjective

/ɡəˈrɪlə/

(also guerilla)

[only before noun]

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organized in an informal way and without official permission or approval
- Guerrilla actors took to the streets in army fatigues to protest against the war.
- guerrilla marketing (= marketing that uses unusual methods in order to achieve the greatest effect for the smallest amount of money)
- guerrilla gardening (= growing plants on land that you do not own to make it more attractive)
Word Originearly 19th cent. (introduced during the Peninsular War): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war’.

单词	guerrilla
释义	guerrilla noun /ɡəˈrɪlə/ /ɡəˈrɪlə/ (also guerilla) jump to other results a member of a small group of soldiers who are not part of an official army and who fight against official soldiers, usually to try to change the government urban guerrillas (= those who fight in towns) guerrilla war/warfare (= fought by guerrillas on one or both sides) a guerrilla movement compare freedom fighter Extra Examples Urban guerrillas detonated a car bomb in front of the company's headquarters. Seven soldiers and two guerrillas were killed after an attack on a border post. Sporadic fighting soon turned into full-scale guerrilla warfare. The guerrilla group denied any involvement in the assassination. The peace talks have put an end to the 17-year guerrilla war. Topics War and conflictc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective armed urban communist … guerrilla + noun army band force … See full entry Word Originearly 19th cent. (introduced during the Peninsular War): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war’. guerrilla adjective /ɡəˈrɪlə/ /ɡəˈrɪlə/ (also guerilla) [only before noun] jump to other results organized in an informal way and without official permission or approval Guerrilla actors took to the streets in army fatigues to protest against the war. guerrilla marketing (= marketing that uses unusual methods in order to achieve the greatest effect for the smallest amount of money) guerrilla gardening (= growing plants on land that you do not own to make it more attractive) Word Originearly 19th cent. (introduced during the Peninsular War): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war’.
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