a guerrilla who operates in a town or city, engaging in terrorism, kidnapping, etc
urban guerrilla in American English
noun
a member of any underground political group engaged in terrorism or violence in urban areas, esp. during the 1970s
Word origin
[1965–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Finlandization, T cell, double-book, hired gun, stun gun
Examples of 'urban guerrilla' in a sentence
urban guerrilla
The best response, the author suggests, is a kind of urban guerrilla campaign against patronising male co-workers.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
They were repelled by riot police officers using tear gas in scenes that were described by a police union representative as 'urban guerrilla warfare'.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
When she was being booked into prison to await trial, she listed her occupation as 'urban guerrilla'.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The gilet jaune mutiny of this year, with its urban guerrillas and roundabout resistants, is simply a version of the old revolutionary flex.