counterguerrilla

noun

variants also counterguerilla
Definition of counterguerrillanext
as in guerrilla

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterguerrilla
  1. guerrilla
  2. irregular
  3. soldier
  4. warrior
  5. paramilitary
  6. trooper
  7. serviceman
  8. foot soldier
Noun
  • The most visible example might be a series of viral art pieces by the guerilla art group the Secret Handshake that keep appearing on the Mall.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And, earlier this month, de la Espriella broke from precedent by giving his first post-inauguration speech at a military base in Cali that had recently been attacked, allegedly by guerrillas, instead of in Bogotá.
    — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of guerrilla
Noun
  • Setting off in pursuit was José María Zuloaga, a taciturn lieutenant colonel in the Mexican army supported by a band of irregulars.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Some galaxies, known as irregulars, don't fit neatly into either mold.
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of irregular
Noun
  • Just a few years earlier, in 2005, the service had missed essentially the same recruiting target by 6,600 soldiers.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Two soldiers were killed, one of them his friend, Staff Sergeant Anthony Lagman.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of soldier
Noun
  • The franchise’s iconic theme song is starting to play, the loud warrior drums about to give way to that ubiquitous melody.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The vast majority of the changes needed both for acquiring new talent and retaining tech warriors are within the Pentagon’s control.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of warrior
Noun
  • That weekend, fighting broke out nearby between the Sudanese armed forces and a paramilitary called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
    — Noraldin Jadat, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
  • Drone warfare has become the deadliest threat to civilians in Sudan 's conflict and both the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are being supplied by a number of countries in the Middle East and beyond, experts say.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Definition of paramilitary
Noun
  • The suspect, identified by police as 39-year-old Chad Hickman, fled the scene before troopers arrived, prompting a manhunt.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The suspect, identified by the agency as 39-year-old Chad Hickman, left the scene before troopers arrived, resulting in a large-scale manhunt.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • Police said the man was a former Chinese military serviceman who had operated a military supply store near Camp Humphreys since 2021.
    — Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The wreckage of the plane and 10 of the servicemen were never found.
    — Hope McKenney, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of serviceman
Noun
  • But the current Sinaloa turf war—la narcopandemia, locals call it—has created new categories of victims, far from the foot soldiers and hit men targeted in previous spasms of violence.
    — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Before the whole scene of domestic bliss is cut short, Cruz and Josie discuss their looming irrelevance as human foot soldiers in a future of wars fought by machines, finding brief solace in each other’s out-of-uniform bodies.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of foot soldier
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