guerrilla

CEFRC1

/ɡəˈɹɪlə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A fighter who uses surprise attacks against a stronger army.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.

Examples

  • In reports in America, guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.

  • In reports in the United States, guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɡeɪˈɹijə/
  • /ɡəˈɹijə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.

  2. A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.

  3. A maker of guerrilla television.

More examples

In context

  • It's not "gorilla rain", but "guerrilla rain"; do you understand?

  • The right-wing paramilitary's offensive against the Marxist guerrillas failed because they did not know the terrain well enough.

  • On the other hand, after the fall of Feng Ling Tu, the operations of Central Shansi, and Suiyuan, troops were more guerrilla than orthodox in nature.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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