partisan

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An adherent to a party or faction.

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

2. isim A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
3. isim 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. isim The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
5. sıfat Serving as commander or member of a body of detached light troops.

   “partisan officer, partisan corps”

6. sıfat 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.”

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

   “partisan politics”

8. isim A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.

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

9. isim A soldier armed with such a weapon.