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partizan

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par⋅ti⋅zan

1  [pahr-tuh-zuhn; Brit. pahr-tuh-zan]
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–noun, adjective
partisan 1 .

par⋅ti⋅zan

2  [pahr-tuh-zuhn]
–noun
partisan 2 .

par⋅ti⋅san

1  [pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; 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.
Also, partizan.

Origin:
1545–55; < MF < Upper It parteźan (Tuscan partigiano), equiv. to part(e) faction, part + -eźan (< VL *-ēs- -ese + L -iānus -ian )

Related forms:
par⋅ti⋅san⋅ship, par⋅ti⋅san⋅ry, noun

Synonyms:
1. See follower. 3. biased, prejudiced.

Antonyms:
1. opponent.

par⋅ti⋅san

2  [pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn]
–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, partizan.
Compare halberd.

Origin:
1550–60; < MF partizane < Upper It parteźana, prob. by ellipsis from *arma parteźana weapon borne by members of a faction; see partisan 1
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par·ti·san 2 also par·ti·zan   (pär'tĭ-zən)   
n.  A weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries.

[French partizane, from Italian dialectal *(arma) partisana, partisan (weapon), feminine sing. of partisano, supporter; see partisan1.]
par·ti·zan   (pär'tĭ-zən)   
n.  Variant of partisan2.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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