guerrillero
Irregular warfare combatant
A guerrillero is a guerrilla fighter—someone who engages in irregular warfare, typically as part of a small, mobile force fighting a larger conventional army.
The Spanish term carries romantic or revolutionary connotations, evoking Latin American insurgents and liberation movements: The guerrilleros ambushed the convoy at dawn.
Often used when emphasizing the fighter's ideological commitment rather than mere military role.
One who fights
- partisanBiased toward one side
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
saboteur · irregular · paramilitary · militant · insurrectionist · resistance fighter · freedom fighter · rebel
Surprise strike from concealment
- hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- raidSudden armed incursion
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
booby-trap · harassment · mobility · reconnaissance · swarming · surprise attack · propaganda · psychological warfare
Organized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
dissent · sedition · subversion · mutiny · rebellion · disobedience · armed struggle · liberation movement
- BolívarLatin American revolutionary surname
- ZapataMexican agrarian revolutionary
- liberationRelease from constraint
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
insurrection · ideology · Marxism · nationalism · anti-colonial · struggle · movement · manifesto
Below ground or countercultural
- covertIntentionally concealed
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- hiddenKept out of sight
- safe houseSecret secure refuge
smuggling · disguise · anonymous · shadowy · incognito · surveillance · counterintelligence · dead drop
combatant
One who fights
sniper · saboteur · irregular · paramilitary · militant · insurrectionist · resistance fighter · freedom fighter · rebel · insurgent
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
- hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- raidSudden armed incursion
stealth · booby-trap · harassment · mobility · reconnaissance · swarming · surprise attack · propaganda · psychological warfare · decentralized
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
defiance · dissent · sedition · subversion · mutiny · rebellion · disobedience · armed struggle · liberation movement · anti-government
Che Guevara
- BolívarLatin American revolutionary surname
- ZapataMexican agrarian revolutionary
- liberationRelease from constraint
uprising · insurrection · ideology · Marxism · nationalism · anti-colonial · struggle · movement · manifesto · cause
underground
Below ground or countercultural
safe house · smuggling · disguise · anonymous · shadowy · incognito · surveillance · counterintelligence · dead drop · code name
guerrilleroprofessional soldier
Paid military career person
military officer · infantryman · legionnaire · enlisted soldier · trooper
guerrilleropacifist
Anti-violence believer
peace activist · civil rights marcher · conscientious objector · Mahatma Gandhi · Martin Luther King Jr.
guerrilleroloyalist
Faithful supporter of authority
counterinsurgent · government forces · royalist · collaborator · security forces