partisan
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
An adherent to a party or faction.
Đồng nghĩa: partyman
- 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.
(archaic)(now rare) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
- 5.
(historical)A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- 6.
(obsolete)A soldier armed with such a weapon.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Serving as commander or member of a body of detached light troops.
partisan officer, partisan corps
- 2.
Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party.
They were blinded by partisan zeal.
- 3.
Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause.
partisan politics
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From French partisan, from Italian partigiano (defender of a party), from parte (part). partigiano. Attested in English from the late 15th century in the noun sense of "party adherent", and in related adjective senses from the 16th century. The "guerrilla fighter" sense influenced by partizan,, from the same source. The sense of "guerrilla fighter" is from c. 1690.