HyperDic: partizan

English > 3 senses of the word partizan:
ADJECTIVEallpartizan, partisandevoted to a cause or party
NOUNperson partizan, enthusiast, partisanan ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
artifactpartizan, partisana pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections
English > partizan: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningdevoted to a cause or party.
Synonympartisan
Narrowerparty-spiriteddevoted to a political party
tendentious, tendenciousHaving or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
See alsoirregular(used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
Oppositenonpartisan, nonpartizanFree from party affiliation or bias
Spanishpartidista, partisano
Nounspartizanan ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
English > partizan: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningAn ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity.
Synonymsenthusiast, partisan
Narroweraddict, nut, freak, junkie, junkysomeone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
backslappersomeone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality
balletomaneA ballet / ballet enthusiast
fanatic, fiendA person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
gadgeteerA person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets
shutterbugA photography enthusiast
sports fan, fan, rooterAn enthusiastic devotee of sports
Broadersupporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friendA person who backs a politician or a team etc.
Spanishpartidario
Catalanpartidari
Adjectivespartizandevoted to a cause or party
English > partizan: 3 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries.
Synonympartisan
BroaderpikeMedieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff

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