PARTISAN
Main Entry: 1par·ti·san
Variant(s): also par·ti·zan /'pär-t&-z&n, -s&n, -"zan, chiefly British "pär-t&-'zan/
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French partisan, from Old Italian partigiano, from
parte 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
synonym see FOLLOWER
- partisan adjective
- par·ti·san·ly /-lE/ adverb
- par·ti·san·ship /-"ship/ noun