• (British) IPA: /ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/, /ˌpɑː.tɪˈzæn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpɑɹ.ɾɪ.zən/, /ˈpɑɹ.ɾə.zən/

partisan (plural partisans)

1. An adherent to a party or faction.
   • 1992, Thomas R. Pegram, "Partisans and Progressives: Private Interest and Public Policy in Illinois ↗

     "Strong partisans of neither party, Indiana farmers failed to act as a block […] "

2. A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
3. A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
4. (now rare) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.

• part
• party

• French: militant, militante
• Italian: partigiano, partigiana
• Portuguese: partidário
• Russian: приве́рженец
• Spanish: partidario

• French: partisan, partisane
• German: Partisan
• Portuguese: partidário

partisan

1. Serving as commander or member of a body of detached light troops.

   partisan officer, partisan corps

2. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party.

   They were blinded by partisan zeal.

3. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause.

   partisan politics

• French: partisan, partisane
• Portuguese: partidário
• Russian: парти́йный

• French: partisan, partisane

• French: partisan
• Russian: партиза́нский

partisan (plural partisans)

1. (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
   • c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act II, scene vii]:

     I had as lief have a reed that will do me no service as a partisan I could not heave.

2. (obsolete) A soldier armed with such a weapon.

• French: pertuisane
• German: Partisane
• Italian: partigiana
• Russian: протаза́н
• Spanish: partisana