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guerrilla (iou)



guerrilla noun & adjective. Also guerilla. E19.
[Spanish dim. of guerra war: introduced into France and England during the Peninsular War (1808-14).]
A. noun.
A person taking part in an irregular war waged by small bands operating independently (freq. against a stronger more organized force) with surprise attacks etc. E19.
urban guerrilla: see URBAN adjective.
A war waged by guerrillas. Now rare. E19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of fighting: carried on by small irregular bands. Of a person: taking part in such fighting. E19.