guerilla

Variant of guerrilla

guerrilla definition

guer·rilla (gə ril′ə)

noun

  1. Archaic warfare carried on by guerrillas
  2. any member of a small defensive force of irregular soldiers, usually volunteers, making surprise raids, esp. behind the lines of an invading enemy army

Etymology: Sp, dim. of guerra, war < Fr guerre or It guerra, both < Frank *werra: see war

adjective

  1. of or by guerrillas
  2. characteristic of guerrillas; undercover, clandestine, etc. or radical, subversive, etc.
Also sp. guerilla gue·ril′la

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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