partisan

partisan
I. noun also partizan Etymology: Middle French partisan, from north Italian dialect partiźan, from part part, party, from Latin part-, pars part Date: 1555 1. a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person; especially one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance 2. a. a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy b. a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines Synonyms: see followerpartisan adjectivepartisanly adverbpartisanship noun II. noun or partizan Etymology: Middle French partisane, from north Italian dialect partiźana, feminine of partiźan Date: 1556 a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade

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  • partisan — partisan, ane [ partizɑ̃, an ] n. et adj. • 1477; it. partigiano, de parte « part, partie » I ♦ N. (Rare au fém.) 1 ♦ Personne qui est attachée, dévouée à qqn, à un parti. ⇒ adepte, allié, ami, disciple, fidèle; aficionado, 2. supporter; péj.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Partisan — may refer to:Political mattersIn politics, partisan literally means organized into political parties. The expression Partisan politics usually refers to fervent, sometimes militant support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. Although… …   Wikipedia

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Partisan — Sm Untergrundkämpfer erw. fach. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. partisan Parteigänger , dieses aus it. partigiano, einer Ableitung von it. parte f. Teil , aus l. pars (partis) f. Dann Teilnehmer an einer kleinen, selbständig kämpfenden… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • partisan — Partisan. s. m. Celuy qui est attaché au parti de quelqu un. Les partisans de Pompée. il est de vos partisans. cet autheur a bien des partisans. chacun a ses partisans. Il signifie aussi, Celuy qui fait un traité, un parti avec le Roy pour des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • partisan — I adjective biased, clannish, cliquish, denominational, devoted, factional, factionary, fanatic, fautor, homo studiosus, influenced, leagued, partial, predisposed, sectarian, swayed, undetached, undispassionate II noun adherent, advocate, ally,… …   Law dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • partisan — (n.) 1550s, one who takes part with another, zealous supporter, from M.Fr. partisan (15c.), from dialectal upper It. partezan (Tuscan partigiano) member of a faction, partner, from parte part, party, from L. partem (nom. pars), see PART (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Partisan — Partisan: Die Bezeichnung für »bewaffneter, aus dem Hinterhalt operierender Widerstandskämpfer« wurde im 17. Jh. aus gleichbed. frz. partisan entlehnt, das wörtlich etwa »Parteigänger, Anhänger« bedeutet und seinerseits aus it. partigiano… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • partisan — [adj] interested, factional accessory, adhering, biased, bigoted, blind, cliquish, colored, conspiratorial, denominational, devoted, diehard*, exclusive, fanatic, jaundiced, onesided, overzealous, partial, prejudiced, prepossessed, sectarian,… …   New thesaurus

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