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Partisan

Partisan (partisan)
n.(?)
Par"ti*san
[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.

    Both sides had their partisans in the colony. Jefferson.

  2. The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
    (b)

Partisan

Partisan (partisan)
a.
Par"ti*san
  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.
  2. Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps.

    Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps.

Partisan

Partisan (partisan)
n.
Par"ti*san
  1. A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.

    And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. Shak.













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