guerrilla

¹guer·ril·la

noun \gə-ˈri-lə, ge-, g(y)i-\

Definition of GUERRILLA

: a person who engages in irregular warfare especially as a member of an independent unit carrying out harassment and sabotage

Variants of GUERRILLA

guer·ril·la or gue·ril·la \gə-ˈri-lə, ge-, g(y)i-\

Examples of GUERRILLA

1. The guerrillas controlled half the country.

Origin of GUERRILLA

Spanish guerrilla, from diminutive of guerra war, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werra strife — more at war

First Known Use: 1809

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with GUERRILLA

ancilla, Anguilla, Aquila, Attila, axilla, cabrilla, cedilla, chinchilla, Comilla, flotilla, gorilla, hydrilla, manila, Manila, mantilla, maxilla, megillah, papilla, perilla, scintilla, vanilla