What is (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 called?
partisan — (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. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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