guerrilla

n.
A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy, as by surprise raids.

[Spanish, raiding party, guerrilla force, diminutive of guerra, war, of Germanic origin.]

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[gǝܒrilǝ] also guerilla

gǝˈrilǝ also guerilla n. a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces: this small town fell to the guerrillas | guerrilla warfare.

Etymology: early 19th cent. (introduced during the Peninsular War (1808-14): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war.’

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

(DOD) A combat participant in guerrilla warfare. See also unconventional warfare.

IN BRIEF: A member of an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment.

A guerrilla stealthily entered the village to gain access to the storage building.

Tutor's tip: A "guerrilla" (a person who engages in irregular warfare) fighter might be afraid of a "gorilla" (the most powerful of the apes).

Dansk (Danish)
n. - guerilla, guerillakrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
guerrillastrijder, guerrillaoorlog

Français (French)
n. - guérillero

Deutsch (German)
n. - Guerillakämpfer, Guerillero

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντάρτης, άτακτος πολεμιστής

Italiano (Italian)
guerriglia, guerrigliero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guerrilha (f)

Русский (Russian)
партизан, партизанский, партизанская война

Español (Spanish)
n. - guerrillero, guerrilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gerillakrig, gerillasoldat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
游击队

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遊擊隊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유격병, 비정규병

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゲリラ兵, 不正規兵

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) احد افراد حرب العصابات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לחימה באמצעים מיוחדים של כוחות קטנים מול צבא סדיר, לוחם גרילה‬

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