partisan
1an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
Military. a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, especially a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.
of, relating to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.: partisan politics.
of, relating to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas.
Origin of partisan
1- Sometimes par·ti·zan .
synonym study For partisan
Other words for partisan
Opposites for partisan
Other words from partisan
- par·ti·san·ship, par·ti·san·ry, noun
Other definitions for partisan (2 of 2)
a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
Origin of partisan
2- Also par·ti·zan [pahr-tuh-zuhn] /ˈpɑr tə zən/ .
- Compare halberd.
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How to use partisan in a sentence
The Partizan is somewhat of the same order, but is known best in museums in its decorated form as used in ceremonial parades.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John FfoulkesA letter signed 'Partizan' in the Public Advertiser replied to his first two letters.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenEnsenada was a strong partizan of a French alliance and of a policy hostile to England.
He is a very warm partizan, and openly and actively opposed to the election of General Taylor.
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln | John G. NicolayI beg of you a calm and enlarged consideration of them, ranging, if it may be, far above personal and partizan politics.
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln | John G. Nicolay
British Dictionary definitions for partisan (1 of 2)
partizan
/ (ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn, ˈpɑːtɪˌzæn) /
an adherent or devotee of a cause, party, etc
a member of an armed resistance group within occupied territory, esp in Italy or the Balkans in World War II
(as modifier): partisan forces
of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan
relating to or excessively devoted to one party, faction, etc; one-sided: partisan control
Origin of partisan
1Derived forms of partisan
- partisanship or partizanship, noun
British Dictionary definitions for partisan (2 of 2)
partizan
/ (ˈpɑːtɪzən) /
a spear or pike with two opposing axe blades or spikes
Origin of partisan
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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