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guerilla

guerilla is the obsolete spelling of guerrilla.

Meaning of guerrilla

Noun

guerrilla (plural guerrillas)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    guerrillero
  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.

See all 7 meanings of guerrilla

Forms of guerilla

pluralguerillas

Origin of guerilla

Compare French guérilla and German Guerilla.

Words formed from guerilla

Questions about guerilla

What is guerilla the obsolete spelling of?
Guerilla is the obsolete spelling of guerrilla.

Words near guerilla in the dictionary

  1. Guerettes
  2. guereza
  3. guerezas
  4. gueridon
  5. gueridons
  6. guerilla
  7. Guerilla Bay
  8. guerillas
  9. Guerin
  10. Guerins
  11. guerite

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