partisan

The definition of a partisan is a person who strongly supports a particular person, party or cause, especially in politics.

(noun)

An example of a partisan is a strong Republican supporter.

A partisan is defined as someone or something that shows support or favoritism towards a particular cause, person or party.

(adjective)

An example of partisan is a left-wing newspaper which supports the democrats.

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See partisan in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a person who takes the part of or strongly supports one side, party, or person; often, specif., an unreasoning, emotional adherent
  2. any of a group of guerrilla fighters; esp., a member of an organized civilian force fighting covertly to drive out occupying enemy troops

Origin: MFr < It partigiano < parte < L pars, part

adjective

  1. of, like, or characteristic of a partisan
  2. blindly or unreasonably devoted
  3. of or having to do with military partisans

Related Forms:

noun

a broad-bladed weapon with a long shaft, used esp. in the 16th cent.

Origin: MFr partisane < It partigiana, fem. of partigiano (see partisan): sense infl. by pertugiare, to pierce

See partisan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
  2. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.
adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan or partisans.
  2. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Old Italian dialectal partisano

Origin: , variant of Old Italian partigiano

Origin: , from parte, part

Origin: , from Latin pars, part-; see part

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Related Forms:

  • parˈti·san·shipˌ noun

also par·ti·zan

noun
A weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Origin:

Origin: French partizane

Origin: , from Italian dialectal *(arma) partisana, partisan (weapon)

Origin: , feminine sing. of partisano, supporter; see partisan1

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