PARTISAN

Partisan

A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity. The term can apply to the field element of resistance movements, an example of which are the civilians that opposed Nazi German rule in several countries during World War II.

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partisan

Noun

  1. An adherent to a party or faction.
  2. A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
  3. 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
  4. The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A spear with a triangular, double-edged blade.
  2. A soldier armed with such a weapon.

Adjective

  1. Serving as commander or member of a body of detached light troops: as, a partisan officer or corps.
  2. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.
  3. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.


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