partizan

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: enthusiastpartisan

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activitySynonyms: enthusiastpartisan
  2. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuriesSynonyms: partisan

Adjective (1)

  1. devoted to a cause or partySynonyms: partisan
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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]

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