Found 3 items, similar to partisan.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: partisan gerilya
English → English (WordNet) Definition: partisan partisan adj 1: devoted to a cause or party [syn: partizan] [ant: nonpartisan] 2: adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; “denominational prejudice” [syn: denominational] n 1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn: zealot, drumbeater] 2: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity [syn: enthusiast, partizan] 3: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: partizan]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Partisan 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 interest. “The violence of a partisan.” --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Both sides had their partisans in the colony. --Jefferson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) (a) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy. (b) Any member of such a corps. [1913 Webster] 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 in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. [1913 Webster] Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps. [1913 Webster] 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 pike; also, a truncheon; a staff. [1913 Webster] And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. --Shak. [1913 Webster]