partisan

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.

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

partisanship par'ti·san·ship' n.
par·ti·san² also par·ti·zan (pär'tĭ-zən)
n.

A weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries.

[French partizane, from Italian dialectal *(arma) partisana, partisan (weapon), feminine sing. of partisano, supporter. See partisan¹.]

noun

One who supports and adheres to another: adherent, cohort, disciple, follower, henchman, minion, satellite, supporter. See over/under, precede/follow.

adjective

Exhibiting bias: biased, one-sided, partial, prejudiced, prejudicial, prepossessed, tendentious. See like/dislike, straight/bent.

adj

Definition: interested, factional
Antonyms: disinterested

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[ܒpärṭǝzǝn]

ˈpärṭǝzǝn n. a member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in enemy-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in World War II.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - frihedskæmper, fanatiker
adj. - partisan-

2.
n. - bredbladet spyd

Nederlands (Dutch)
partizaan, fanatieke aanhanger/ voorstander, vooringenomen

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Mil, gén) partisan
adj. - partisan, de partisans

2.
n. - (Mil, Hist) arme d'un partisan

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Partisan, Parteigänger
adj. - parteiisch, Partisanen-

2.
n. - Partisan, Parteigänger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θιασώτης, φανατικός οπαδός, (στρατ.) αντάρτης, παρτιζάνος
adj. - μεροληπτικός, φανατικός

Italiano (Italian)
partigiano, parziale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - partidário (m), guerrilheiro (m)
adj. - partidário, relativo à guerrilha

Русский (Russian)
партизан, приверженец, партизанский, пристрастный

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - partisano, guerrillero, partidario
adj. - partidista, de partisanos, de guerrilleros

2.
n. - partesana

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - partisan, frihetskämpe, partianhängare
adj. - partisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 强硬支持者, 游击队员, 党人, 党派性强的, 由一个党派组成的, 偏袒的, 游击队的

2. 戟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 戟

2.
n. - 強硬支持者, 遊擊隊員, 黨人
adj. - 黨派性強的, 由一個黨派組成的, 偏袒的, 遊擊隊的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 한동아리, 유격병, 빨치산
adj. - 당파심이 강한, 게릴라의

2.
n. - 일종의 미늘창

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 盲目的な支持者, ゲリラ隊員, パルチザン
adj. - 党派心の強い, パルチザンの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثائر, نصير, مناصر, رمح, سهم (صفه) حزبي, متحزب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חסיד, לוחם-גרילה, פרטיזן‬
adj. - ‮מצדד, תומך‬
n. - ‮פיגיון מהמאות ה-61-71‬

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