Partisan

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
  • n. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan or partisans.
  • adj. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A spear with a triangular, double-edged blade.
  • n. A soldier armed with such a weapon.
  • n. An adherent to a party or faction.
  • n. A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
  • n. A guerilla fighter; a member of detached light troops acting behind enemy lines.
  • n. The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
  • adj. Serving as commander or member of a body of detached light troops: as, a partisan officer or corps.
  • adj. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.
  • adj. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest.
  • n.
  • n. The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
  • n. Any member of such a corps.
  • adj. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party.
  • adj. Serving as a partisan in a detached command.
  • n. A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See partizan, partizan.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
  • n. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
  • adj. devoted to a cause or party
  • n. a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pike   
    Cross Reference
    halberd   
    Variant
    partizan   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    staff   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    artisan    nonpartisan   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    political    adherent    supporter    democratic    sectarian    admirer    nationalist    patriot    advocate    racial