partisan (adj.)

  1. devoted to a cause or party

    [ Syn: partizan ]

    partisan (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 ]

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