guerrilla fighter
Hidden warfare soldier
A guerrilla fighter is someone who engages in irregular warfare, typically as part of a small independent group using tactics like ambushes, sabotage, and hit-and-run attacks against a larger conventional force.
The term often implies fighting for political or revolutionary aims: The guerrilla fighters hid in the mountains between raids.
Also called a guerrilla or partisan.
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- jungle warfareArmed conflict in dense forest
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- armed struggleViolent political conflict
- ZapatistasMexican revolutionary indigenous movement
Che Guevara · urban combat · sabotage · recruitment · anti-colonialism · mountainous terrain · enemy territory · propaganda · hearts and minds · Viet Cong · hit-and-run · night raid · resistance · rebel forces · irregular warfare · infiltration · fear tactics · camouflage
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- military womenservicewoman, female soldier, female officer, female veteran, WAC
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Paid military career person
standing army · enlisted soldier · career soldier · line infantry · occupation forces
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Anti-violence believer
conscientious objector · peace activist · noncombatant · civilian
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