guerrilla
Pronunciation: /ɡəˈɹɪlə/
The English word “guerrilla” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
adjective
- 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, diminutive of guerra (“war”), coined during the Peninsular War.
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