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partisan
1[ pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; British pahr-tuh-zan ]
/ ËpÉr tÉ zÉn, -sÉn; British ËpÉr tÉËzĂŠn /
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noun
an 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.
adjective
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.
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Sometimes par·ti·zan .
Origin of partisan
1synonym study for partisan
1. See follower.
OTHER WORDS FROM partisan
par·ti·san·ship, par·ti·san·ry, nounWords nearby partisan
parting shot, parting strip, parti pris, Parti Québécois, partis, partisan, partisanism, partisanship, partita, partite, partition
Other definitions for partisan (2 of 2)
partisan2
[ pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn ]
/ ËpÉr tÉ zÉn, -sÉn /
noun
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.
Also par·ti·zan [pahr-tuh-zuhn] /ËpÉr tÉ zÉn/ .
Compare halberd.
Origin of partisan
21550â60; <Middle French partizane <Upper Italian parteĆșana, probably by ellipsis from (unattested) arma parteĆșana âweapon borne by members of a factionâ; see partisan1
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British Dictionary definitions for partisan (1 of 2)
partisan1
partizan
/ (ËpÉËtÉȘËzĂŠn, ËpÉËtÉȘËzĂŠn) /
noun
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
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan
relating to or excessively devoted to one party, faction, etc; one-sidedpartisan control
Derived forms of partisan
partisanship or partizanship, nounWord Origin for partisan
C16: via French, from Old Italian partigiano, from parte faction, from Latin pars part
British Dictionary definitions for partisan (2 of 2)
partisan2
partizan
/ (ËpÉËtÉȘzÉn) /
noun
a spear or pike with two opposing axe blades or spikes
Word Origin for partisan
C16: from French partizane, from Old Italian partigiana, from partigiano partisan 1
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