partisan

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: zealotdrumbeaterenthusiastpartizan

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a fervent and even militant proponent of somethingSynonyms: zealotdrumbeater
  2. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activitySynonyms: enthusiastpartizan
  3. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuriesSynonyms: partizan

Adjective (1)

  1. devoted to a cause or partySynonyms: partizan
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Partisan \Par"ti*san\ (p[aum]r"t[i^]*zan), 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. [1913 Webster]

Both sides had their partisans in the colony.— Jefferson.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. [1913 Webster]

Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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