guerrilla

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A member of a small, unofficial armed group that fights a stronger force using surprise attacks.

   The guerrillas attacked the convoy from the hills at dawn.

2. 2
   adj

   Relating to fighting carried out by small, independent armed groups.

   The rebels relied on guerrilla tactics to wear down the army.

3. 3
   adj

   Using clever, unconventional, low-cost methods to achieve something.

   The startup used guerrilla marketing to attract attention.

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

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