guerrilla
A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
Example
“The right-wing paramilitary's offensive against the Marxist guerrillas failed because they did not know the terrain well enough.”
Other meanings
A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.
A maker of guerrilla television.
Related words
- antiguerrilla
- counterguerrilla
- guerrilla diplomacy
- guerrilla diplomat
- guerrilla gardening
- guerrillaism
- guerrilla knitting
- guerrillalike
- guerrilla television
- guerrilla theater
- guerrilla traveler
- narcoguerrilla
Word history
From Spanish "guerrilla".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “guerrilla” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.