| ADJECTIVE | all | partisan, partizan | devoted to a cause or party |
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| NOUN | person | partisan, zealot, drumbeater | a fervent and even militant / militant proponent of something |
| person | partisan, enthusiast, partizan | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | |
| artifact | partisan, partizan | a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections |
| Sounds | paa'rtahzahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | devoted to a cause or party. | |
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| Synonym | partizan | |
| Narrower | party-spirited | devoted to a political party |
| tendentious, tendencious | Having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one | |
| See also | irregular | (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces |
| Opposite | nonpartisan, nonpartizan | Free from party affiliation or bias |
| Spanish | partidista, partisano | |
| Nouns | partisan | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity |
| Meaning | A fervent and even militant / militant proponent of something. | |
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| Synonyms | zealot, drumbeater | |
| Narrower | bigot | A prejudiced person who is intolerant / intolerant of any opinions differing from his own |
| dogmatist, doctrinaire | A stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions | |
| Broader | advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent | A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
| Opposite | nonpartisan, nonpartizan | A person who is nonpartisan |
| Spanish | fanático | |
| Catalan | fanàtic | |
| Nouns | partisanship | an inclination to favor / favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives |
| Meaning | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | enthusiast, partizan | |
| Narrower | addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction |
| backslapper | someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality | |
| balletomane | A ballet / ballet enthusiast | |
| fanatic, fiend | A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | |
| gadgeteer | A person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets | |
| shutterbug | A photography enthusiast | |
| sports fan, fan, rooter | An enthusiastic devotee of sports | |
| Broader | supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend | A person who backs a politician or a team etc. |
| Spanish | partidario | |
| Catalan | partidari | |
| Adjectives | partisan | devoted to a cause or party |
| Nouns | partisanship | an inclination to favor / favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives |
| Meaning | A pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries. | |
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| Synonym | partizan | |
| Broader | pike | Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff |
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