urban guerrilla

American  

noun

1. a member of any underground political group engaged in terrorism or violence in urban areas, especially during the 1970s.

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urban guerrilla British  

noun

1. a guerrilla who operates in a town or city, engaging in terrorism, kidnapping, etc

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Etymology

Origin of urban guerrilla

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

When the FBI caught Hearst in September 1975, she clung to her revolutionary persona at first, describing her occupation as “urban guerrilla.”

From Los Angeles Times

The group is confident its thousands of fighters can survive for months in a city of tunnels carved deep beneath the Palestinian enclave and frustrate Israeli forces with urban guerrilla tactics, the people told Reuters.

From Reuters

President Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 urban guerrilla group and who took office last year, has pledged to seek peace agreements or surrender deals with armed groups of all stripes.

From Reuters

Daniel Ortega, then the Sandinistas’ revolutionary young leader, was imprisoned and jailed for four months as an urban guerrilla fighting for the opposition party.

From Los Angeles Times

Petro was a member of the 19th of April Movement, or M-19, a political urban guerrilla that later demobilized, reached a peace agreement with the government and became a political party.

From Washington Post