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guerrillas

guerrillas is the plural 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.

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Questions about guerrillas

What is guerrillas the plural of?
Guerrillas is the plural of guerrilla.

Words near guerrillas in the dictionary

  1. guerrilla traveler
  2. guerrilla travelers
  3. guerrilla warfare
  4. guerrillaism
  5. guerrillalike
  6. guerrillas
  7. guerrillera
  8. guerrilleras
  9. guerrillero
  10. guerrilleros
  11. Guerry

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