Partisan
11partisan — [adj] interested, factional accessory, adhering, biased, bigoted, blind, cliquish, colored, conspiratorial, denominational, devoted, diehard*, exclusive, fanatic, jaundiced, onesided, overzealous, partial, prejudiced, prepossessed, sectarian,… …
12partisan — partisan1 [pärt′ə zən, pärt′əsən] n. [MFr < It partigiano < parte < L pars,PART1] 1. a person who takes the part of or strongly supports one side, party, or person; often, specif., an unreasoning, emotional adherent 2. any of a group of… …
13Partisan — Partisan, so v.w. Parteigänger …
14Partisan — (franz., spr. sāng), s. Parteigänger …
15Partisan — Partisān (frz.), Parteigänger …
16Partisan — Partisan, s. Parteigänger …
17partisan — *follower, adherent, disciple, sectary, henchman, satellite Analogous words: supporter, upholder, backer, champion (see corresponding verbs at SUPPORT): helper, aider or aid, assistant (see corresponding verbs at HELP) Contrasted words:… …
18partisan — meaning ‘a zealous supporter of a cause’ or ‘a guerrilla in wartime’, is normally pronounced in BrE with a z sound and with the stress on the last syllable, but in AmE a first syllable stress is often preferred. It is also used as an adjective… …
19partisan — ► NOUN 1) a strong, often uncritical, supporter of a party, cause, or person. 2) a member of an armed group fighting secretly against an occupying force. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ prejudiced. DERIVATIVES partisanship noun. ORIGIN French, from Italian… …
20Partisan — Ein Partisan (von italienisch partigiano Parteigänger; vgl. Partei) ist ein bewaffneter Kämpfer, der nicht zu den regulären Streitkräften eines Staates gehört. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Definition 2 Rechtlicher Status 2.1 Historische Entwicklung …
