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partizan |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Partisan \Par"ti*san\, 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. Both sides had their partisans in the colony. --Jefferson. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: partizan adj : devoted to a cause or party [syn: {partisan}] [ant: {nonpartisan}] n 1: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity [syn: {enthusiast}, {partisan}] 2: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {partisan}]
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