guerilla

gue·ril·la

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [guh-ril-uh]
- /gəˈrɪl ə/
- /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guh-ril-uh]
- /gəˈrɪl ə/

Definitions of guerilla word

noun guerilla a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc. 1
adjective guerilla pertaining to such fighters or their technique of warfare: guerrilla strongholds; guerrilla tactics. 1
noun guerilla Alternative spelling of guerrilla. 1
noun guerilla member of armed group 1

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Origin of guerilla

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

1800-10; < Spanish, diminutive of guerra war (< Germanic; cf. war1); orig. in reference to the Spanish resistance against Napoleon; the name for the struggle erroneously taken as a personal noun

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for guerilla

noun guerilla

culprit — When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit.
offender — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
fugitive — a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.

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noun guerilla

police — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
law — software law

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