(also guerilla) noun
a member of a small group of soldiers who are not part of an official army and who fight against official soldiers, usually to try to change the government:
urban guerrillas (= those who fight in towns) * guerrilla war / warfare (= fought by guerrillas on one or both sides) * a guerrilla group / movement / leader
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