partisan

par·ti·san ¹  (pärt-zn)

n.

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.

adj.

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.

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[French, from Old French, from Old Italian dialectal partisano, variant of Old Italian partigiano, from parte, part, from Latin pars, part-; see part.]

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parti·san·ship n.

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partisan

Noun

1. a person who supports a particular cause or party

2. a member of an armed resistance group within occupied territory

Adjective

prejudiced or one-sided [Old Italian partigiano]

partisanship n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	partisan - a fervent and even militant proponent of something drumbeater, zealot advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea bigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own doctrinaire, dogmatist - a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions nonpartisan, nonpartizan - a person who is nonpartisan
	2.	partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity enthusiast, partizan addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" backslapper - someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality balletomane - a ballet enthusiast fanatic, fiend - a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill gadgeteer - a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets shutterbug - a photography enthusiast rooter, sports fan, fan - an enthusiastic devotee of sports admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
	3.	partisan - a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries partizan pike - medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
Adj.	1.	partisan - devoted to a cause or party partizan nonpartisan, nonpartizan - free from party affiliation or bias

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partisan

adjective 1. prejudiced, one-sided, biased, partial, sectarian, factional, tendentious << OPPOSITE unbiased

adjective 2. underground, resistance, guerrilla, irregular

noun 3. supporter, champion, follower, backer, disciple, stalwart, devotee, adherent, upholder, votary << OPPOSITE opponent

noun 4. underground fighter, guerrilla, irregular, freedom fighter, resistance fighter

Translations

partisan [pɑːtɪˈzæn] adj → partidista

n → partidario/a (= fighter); partisano/a

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partisan [pɑːtɪˈzæn] n → partisan(e)

adj → partisan(e); de parti

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partisan [pɑːtɪˈzæn] adj [politics, views] → voreingenommen

n (= supporter) → Anhänger(in) m(f) (= fighter); Partisan m

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partisan [pɑːtɪˈzæn] n → partigiano/a

adj → partigiano/a; di parte