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guerrilla - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | guerrilla |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bushfighter |
| Synonyms: | irregular, mercenary, soldier of fortune, terrorist, commando, freedom fighter, professional soldier, resistance fighter, underground fighter |
| Notes: | guerrilla is from a Spanish diminutive of guerra 'war' and refers to a soldier of an independent armed resistance force; gorilla is the ape |
| Main Entry: | assassin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | murderer of prominent or important person |
| Synonyms: | butcher*, clipper*, executioner, guerrilla*, gun*, killer, soldier, dropper, eliminator, enforcer, gun person, hatchet person, hit person, liquidator, piece person, plugger, slayer, torpedo*, trigger person |
| Antonyms: | victim |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enemy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone hated or competed against |
| Synonyms: | adversary, agent, antagonist, assailant, assassin, attacker, bandit, betrayer, competitor, criminal, detractor, fifth column, foe, guerrilla, informer, invader, murderer, opponent, opposition, rebel, revolutionary, rival, spy, terrorist, traitor, villain, archenemy, asperser, backbiter, bad person, calumniator, contender, defamer, defiler, disputant, emulator, falsifier, inquisitor, other side, prosecutor, saboteur, seditionist, slanderer, traducer, vilifier |
| Antonyms: | aide, ally, assistant, confidante, friend, helper |
| Main Entry: | firebrand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitator |
| Synonyms: | demonstrator, guerrilla, instigator, malcontent, protester, rabble-rouser, rebel, troublemaker, revolutionist |
| Main Entry: | rebel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not obey |
| Synonyms: | agitator, anarchist, antagonist, apostate, demagogue, deserter, dissenter, guerrilla, heretic, iconoclast, independent, individualist, innovator, insurgent, malcontent, mutineer, nihilist, nonconformist, opponent, recreant, renegade, resistance, revolutionary, traitor, turncoat, disectarian, experientialist, experimenter, frondeur, insurrectionary, overthrower, revolter, revolutionist, rioter, schismatic, secessionist, seditionist, separatist, subverter |
| Main Entry: | soldier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person serving in military |
| Synonyms: | GI*, cadet, conscript, fighter, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, marine, mercenary, officer, pilot, private, rank, recruit, scout, soldier, veteran, volunteer, warmonger, warrior, Green Beret, airforce member, cavalryperson, commando, draftee, enlisted person, infantryperson, military person, musketeer, paratrooper, selectee, serviceperson, soldier-at-arms, trooper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | terrorist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subversive |
| Synonyms: | bomber, guerrilla, incendiary, radical, rebel, revolutionary, thug |
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