Definition of partizan Partizan

par•ti•zan

We found 5 definitions of partizan from 3 different sources.

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What does partizan mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

partizan - devoted to a cause or party
  partisan
  nonpartisan, nonpartizan free from party affiliation or bias
  party-spirited devoted to a political party

Noun

partizan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
  enthusiast, partisan
  protagonist, admirer, champion, friend, supporter, booster the principal character in a work of fiction
  addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
  backslapper someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality
  balletomane a ballet enthusiast
  fanatic, fiend a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill
  gadgeteer a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets
  shutterbug a photography enthusiast
partizan - a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
  partisan
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Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • partizan
    A halbert formerly much used. Thus in Shakspeare (Antony and Cleopatra), "I had as lief have a reed that will do me no service, as a partizan I could not heave." Also, a useful stirring man, fit for all sorts of desultory duties.

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