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par⋅ti⋅san
1 [pahr-tuh-zuh
n, -suh
n; Brit. pahr-tuh-zan]
–noun
| 1. | an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance. |
| 2. | Military. a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, esp. a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army. |
–adjective
| 3. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.: partisan politics. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas. |
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Partisan
Par"ti*san\, n. [F., fr. It. partigiano. See Party, and cf. Partisan a truncheon.] [Written also partizan.]1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest. "The violence of a partisan." --Macaulay. Both sides had their partisans in the colony. --Jefferson. 2. (Mil.) (a) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy. (b) Any member of such a corps.Partisan
Par"ti*san\, a. [Written also partizan.]1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal. 2. (Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps.Partisan
Par"ti*san\, n. [F. pertuisane, prob. fr. It. partigiana, influenced in French by OF. pertuisier to pierce. It was prob. so named as the weapon of some partisans, or party men. Cf. Partisan one of a corps of light troops.] A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff. And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : Partisan
Spanish:
partidario,
German:
der, *die Partisanen,
Japanese:
支持者
partisan (n.)
1555, "one who takes part with another, zealous supporter," from M.Fr. partisan (15c.), from dial. upper It. partezan (Tuscan partigiano) "member of a faction, partner," from parte "part, party," from L. partem (nom. pars), see part (n.). Sense of "guerilla fighter" is first recorded 1692. The adj. is 1708 for warfare, 1842 for politics.
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