English-Thai Dictionary

guerrilla

N กองโจร  การ รบ แบบ กองโจร  underground soldier resistance fighter kong-jon

 

guerrilla

N แบบ กองโจร  irregular underground beab-kong-jon

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GUERRILLA

Guer *ril "la, n. Etym: [Sp. , lit. , a little war, skirmish, dim. of guerra war, fr. OHG. werra discord, strife. See War. ]

 

1. An irregular mode of carrying on war, by the constant attacks of independent bands, adopted in the north of Spain during the Peninsular war.

 

2. One who carries on, or assists in carrying on, irregular warfare; especially, a member of an independent band engaged in predatory excursions in war time.

 

Note: The term guerrilla is the diminutive of the Spanish word guerra, war, and means petty war, that is, war carried on by detached parties; generally in the mountains.... A guerrilla party means, an irregular band of armed men, carrying on an irregular war, not being able, according to their character as a guerrilla party, to carry on what the law terms a regular war. F. Lieder.

 

GUERRILLA

GUERRILLA Guer *ril "la, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or engaged in, warfare carried on irregularly and by independent bands; as, a guerrilla party; guerrilla warfare.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

guerrilla

guer ril la |gəˈrilə ɡəˈrɪlə |(also guerilla ) ▶noun a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces: this small town fell to the guerrillas | [ as modifier ] : guerrilla warfare. • [ as modifier ] referring to actions or activities performed in an impromptu way, often without authorization: guerrilla theater. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (introduced during the Peninsular War (1808 –14 )): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war. ’ word trends: A new kind of guerrilla action is emerging. Like the soldiers of the same name, its proponents are pitted against authority, using ambush and surprise as their primary weapons. Their interests, however, are far from violent: gardening, music, and filmmaking, to be exact. Guerrilla is now used to refer to activities performed in an impromptu way, often without permission. Guerrilla gardening involves activists planting seeds on abandoned or public land, usually in secret. Then there are the independent filmmakers on low budgets, who shoot their scenes quickly in real locations. Or how about guerrilla rockers, who perform unexpectedly in unlikely places: their live shows have become legendary, including guerrilla gigs on subway trains.

 

guerrilla marketing

guer ril la mar ket ing ▶noun innovative, unconventional, and low-cost marketing techniques aimed at obtaining maximum exposure for a product.

 

guerrilla theater

guer ril la the a ter (also guerilla theater ) ▶noun the dramatization of political and social issues, typically performed outdoors, e.g. in the street or a park, as a means of protest or propaganda.

 

Oxford Dictionary

guerrilla

guerrilla |gəˈrɪlə |(also guerilla ) ▶noun a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces: this town fell to the guerrillas | [ as modifier ] : guerrilla warfare. • [ as modifier ] referring to actions or activities performed in an impromptu way, often without authorization: guerrilla gigs. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (introduced during the Peninsular War ): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war ’. word trends: A new kind of guerrilla action is emerging. Like the soldiers of the same name, its proponents are pitted against authority, using ambush and surprise as their primary weapons. Their interests, however, are far from violent: gardening, music, and film-making, to be exact. Guerrilla is now used to refer to activities performed in an impromptu way, often without permission. Guerrilla gardening involves activists planting seeds on abandoned or public land, usually in secret. Then there are the independent film-makers on low budgets, who shoot their scenes quickly in real locations. Or how about guerrilla rockers, who perform unexpectedly in unlikely places: their live shows have become legendary, including guerrilla gigs on a tube train and in the BBC's foyer.

 

guerrilla marketing

guer ril la mar ket ing ▶noun innovative, unconventional, and low-cost marketing techniques aimed at obtaining maximum exposure for a product.

 

guerrilla theater

guer ril la the a ter (also guerilla theater ) ▶noun the dramatization of political and social issues, typically performed outdoors, e.g. in the street or a park, as a means of protest or propaganda.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

guerrilla

guerrilla noun the communications center was raided by guerrillas from the north: freedom fighter, irregular, member of the resistance, partisan; rebel, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist; terrorist.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

guerrilla

guerrilla noun there was fierce fighting between guerrillas and government troops: freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular soldier, irregular, resistance fighter, member of the resistance, partisan; rebel, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist; terrorist.

 

Spanish Dictionary

guerrilla

guerrilla nombre femenino 1 Formación militar no organizada en ejército que lucha por motivos políticos con el fin de imponer un determinado sistema político, económico y social en un lugar o país :guerra de guerrillas; la guerrilla del Che Guevara; la guerrilla secuestró a dos embajadores para exigir al Gobierno la liberación de su comandante .guerrilla urbana Guerrilla que se lleva a cabo en ciudades :los tupamaras fueron un grupo de guerrilla urbana .2 En el ejército, tropa constituida por grupos poco numerosos que hostilizan al enemigo por medio de ataques por sorpresa o al descubierto .3 Grupo poco numeroso de personas o cosas :una guerrilla de árboles .