partisan
An adherent to a party or factionAn adherent to a party or faction.
» Many partisans died in that battle.
Meaning
6 sensesAn adherent to a party or faction.
приве́рженецprivérženec, сторо́нникstorónnik, аде́птadɛ́pt
A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
Partisan
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
(historical)A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
Partisane
протаза́нprotazán, алеба́рдаalebárda
a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
(archaic)The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
(obsolete)A soldier armed with such a weapon.
Examples
16 sentencesMany partisans died in that battle.
Is being non-partisan a good thing?
I joined the ranks of the partisans.
ruЯ примкнул к рядам партизан.
The nation was riven by partisan conflict.
deDie Nation war durch Parteikonflikte gespalten.
The partisan media is ignoring the protests.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From French partisan, from Italian partigiano (“defender of a party”), from parte (“part”)From French partisan, from Italian partigiano (“defender of a party”), from parte (“part”). Doublet of partigiano. Attested in English from the late 15th century in the noun sense of "party adherent", and in related adjective senses from the 16th century. The "guerrilla fighter" sense influenced by Serbo-Croatian partizan, Russian партиза́н (partizán), from the same source.
From French partizaine, from Middle French partizaine, partisanne etc., from Italian partigiana, related to Etymology 1 above (apparently because it was seen as a typical weapon of such forces).
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Forms
plural: partisansSynonyms
5 synonyms- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries:partizan
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something:zealotdrumbeater
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity:enthusiastpartizan