guerrilla

Meaning

Noun

1. A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
2. (archaic) A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
3. A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.
4. A maker of guerrilla television.

Adj

1. Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
2. Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
3. Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.

Synonyms

guerilla

irregular

insurgent

rebel

partisan

ranger

guerrilla war

resistance fighter

underground

guerrilla warfare

underground soldier

partisan war

Translations

guerrilla

guérilla

Guerilla

guerrigliero

guerrilha

guerrilla

guerrillero

gerilla

guerrilheiro

guérillero

Bandenkämpfer

guerriglia

partigiano

guerrilla

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈɹɪlə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, diminutive of guerra (“war”), coined during the Peninsular War.