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guerrilla

/ɡəˈɹɪlə/noun3 syllables

Guerrilla means: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment.

Synonyms for guerrilla4

noun, as in a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

guerilla, irregular, insurgent

also used for guerrilla

guerrillero

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What does guerrilla mean?1

noun

1

a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with guerrilla?3

two syllables

three syllables

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Guerrilla in a sentence

  • Guerrilla gardening is gardening on another person's land without permission.deniko
  • Our troops were constantly attacked by the guerrillas.Ivan24
  • He was waylaid by a band of guerrillas.CM
  • The guerrillas often went to great risks to secure accurate information.CM
  • In reports in America, guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.jakov
  • In reports in the United States, guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.AMIKEMA
  • Tom headed a guerrilla insurgency against French colonial rule.Jesse

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Forms of guerrilla

as a noun

plural
guerrillas