guerrilla

guer·ril·la or gue·ril·la  (g-rl)

n.

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy, as by surprise raids.

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[Spanish, raiding party, guerrilla force, diminutive of guerra, war, of Germanic origin; see wers- in Indo-European roots.]

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guerrilla, guerilla [gəˈrɪlə]

n

1. (Military)

a.  a member of an irregular usually politically motivated armed force that combats stronger regular forces, such as the army or police

b.  (as modifier) guerrilla warfare

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

[from Spanish, diminutive of guerra war]

guerrillaism , guerillaism n

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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.

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A 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 harassment guerilla, irregular, insurgent guerilla force, guerrilla force - an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups Maquis, Maquisard - a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II urban guerrilla - a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns warrior - someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

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guerrilla

noun freedom fighter, partisan, irregular, underground fighter, member of the underground or resistance The guerrillas threatened to kill their hostages.

Translations

guerrilla [gəˈrɪlə]

A. N → guerrillero/a m/f
urban guerrilla → guerrillero/a m/f urbano/a

B. CPD guerrilla band N → guerrilla f
guerrilla warfare N → guerra f de guerrillas

guerrilla [gəˈrɪlə] n → guérillero m guerrilla group, guerrilla leader, guerrilla war
guerrilla group n → guérilla f
guerrilla leader n → chef m de la guérilla
guerrilla war n → guérilla f
guerrilla warfare n → guérilla f

guerrilla [gəˈrɪlə] n → guerrigliero/a
guerrilla group → gruppo di guerriglieri
guerrilla tactics → tattica di guerriglia