partisan
partisan is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(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.
- 2.Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.
- 3.(Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps.
- 4.A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff. And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- acquaintance
- adherent
- adjunct
- adjutant
- adjuvant
- advocate
- after
- all
- ally
- alter
- ambo
- amigo
- and
- angel
- assistant
- associate
- auxiliary
- backer
- bedfellow
- best
- boon
- bosom
- candle
- casual
- chamber
- champion
- childhood
- chum
- classman
- classmate
- clerk
- coadjutor
- coadjutrix
- collaborator
- colleague
- companion
- compatriot
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is partisan.
- 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?
- What is adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal called?
- What is serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps called?
- What is a kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff. And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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