Definition of GUERRILLA

guerrilla

Meanings

Plural: guerrillas

Noun

  • a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
  • A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
  • A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
  • A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.
  • A maker of guerrilla television.

Adj

  • Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
  • Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
  • Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, diminutive of guerra (“war”), coined during the Peninsular War.

Scrabble Score: 10

guerrilla is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
guerrilla is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
guerrilla is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

guerrilla is a valid Words With Friends word