guerrilla
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guerrilla
- /ɡəˈɹɪlə/ UK
- /ɡəˈɹɪlə/ US
- /ɡəˈɹijə/ US
- /ˌɡeɪˈɹijə/ US
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, diminutive of guerra (“war”), coined during the Peninsular War.
noun guerrillas · guerilla
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A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
The right-wing paramilitary's offensive against the Marxist guerrillas failed because they did not know the terrain well enough.
Similar: guerrillero
- A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
- A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.
- A maker of guerrilla television.
adjective more guerrilla · most guerrilla · guerilla
- Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators. Wherever Nicholson was most wanted, there he was sure to be found. What his life was at this time may be seen from a letter he wrote to his mother: 'I am leading a very guerrilla sort of life with seven hundred horse and foot raised among the people of the country. The chieftain who is in rebellion
- Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing. We took a very guerrilla approach to marketing Goin' Hollywood, in keeping with the irreverent tone of the game.
- Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something. guerrilla marketing
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: guerilla, partisan, partizan, insurgent, underground, irregular, commando, militia, warfare, warrior, combatant, fighting, militant, gunman, fighter, bandit
Translations
Every language
noun irregular soldier
| Español | guerrillero, guerrillera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 게릴라 gerilla |
| 日本語 | ゲリラ gerira |
| 中文 | 游擊隊員 /游击队员 yóujī duìyuán |
| Português | guerrilheiro, guerrilheira |
| Français | guérillero, guérillera, partisan, partisane |
| Deutsch | Partisan, Partisanin, Guerillakämpfer, Guerillakämpferin |
| Italiano | partigiano, partigiana, guerrigliero, guerrigliera |
| Ελληνικά | αντάρτης antártis |
| Română | partizan, partizană |
| Русский | партиза́н partizán, партиза́нка partizánka |
| Tiếng Việt | du kích |
| العربية | فِدائِيّ fidāʔiyy, فِدائِيَّة fidāʔiyya |
| עברית | גֵרִילָה gerilá, פַּרְטִיזָן partizán |
noun guerrilla war
| Español | guerrilla, guerra de guerrillas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유격 yugyeok, 게릴라 gerilla, 유격전 yugyeokjeon |
| 日本語 | 遊撃 yūgeki, ゲリラ gerira |
| 中文 | 游擊 /游击 yóujī, 游擊戰 /游击战 yóujīzhàn, 游擊戰爭 /游击战争 yóujī zhànzhēng |
| Português | guerrilha |
| Français | guérilla |
| Deutsch | Guerilla, Guerillakrieg |
| Italiano | guerriglia |
| Ελληνικά | αντάρτικο antártiko, ανταρτοπόλεμος antartopólemos |
| Română | gherilă, război de gherilă |
| Русский | партиза́нская война́ partizánskaja vojná, гери́лья gerílʹja, партиза́нщина partizánščina, партиза́нство partizánstvo |
| العربية | حَرْب فِدائِيَّة ḥarb fidāʔiyya, حَرْب عِصَابَات ḥarb ʕiṣābāt |
Talk about this word "guerrilla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guerrilla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. guerrilla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guerrilla "guerrilla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guerrilla.Cite this
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title = {guerrilla},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guerrilla},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
