guerilla [guh-ril-uh]   Example Sentences
Main Entry:
criminal  [krim-uh-nl]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who breaks the law
Synonyms: bad actor, black marketeer, blackmailer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, fugitive, gangster, guerilla, heavy*, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, hustler, inside person, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, mug, muscle*, offender, outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, sinner, slippery eel, thug*, transgressor, trespasser, wrongdoer, yardbird
Antonyms: law, police
* = informal/non-formal usage
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Example Sentences
  • They make the smallest contribution to the public treasury, yet their guerilla war is costly.
  • These governments face insurgencies that almost exclusively use guerilla tactics.
  • He contemplates the career of a great guerilla chief with ardent longing.
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