PARTISAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections
   • 16th and 17th centuries
   Synonym(s)
   • partizan (what does partizan mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) partisan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pike (what does pike mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
   Synonym(s)
   • enthusiast (what does enthusiast mean?)
   • partizan (what does partizan mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) partisan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • supporter (what does supporter mean?)
   • protagonist (what does protagonist mean?)
   • champion (what does champion mean?)
   • admirer (what does admirer mean?)
   • booster (what does booster mean?)
   • friend (what does friend mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • addict (what does addict mean?)
   • nut (what does nut mean?)
   • freak (what does freak mean?)
   • junkie (what does junkie mean?)
   • junky (what does junky mean?)
   • backslapper (what does backslapper mean?)
   • balletomane (what does balletomane mean?)
   • fanatic (what does fanatic mean?)
   • fiend (what does fiend mean?)
   • gadgeteer (what does gadgeteer mean?)
   • shutterbug (what does shutterbug mean?)
   • sports fan (what does sports fan mean?)
   • fan (what does fan mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a fervent and even militant proponent of something
   Synonym(s)
   • drumbeater (what does drumbeater mean?)
   • zealot (what does zealot mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) partisan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • advocate (what does advocate mean?)
   • advocator (what does advocator mean?)
   • proponent (what does proponent mean?)
   • exponent (what does exponent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bigot (what does bigot mean?)
   • dogmatist (what does dogmatist mean?)
   • doctrinaire (what does doctrinaire mean?)

PARTISAN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • devoted to a cause or party
   Synonym(s)
   • partizan (what does partizan mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • nonpartisan (what does nonpartisan mean?)
   • nonpartizan (what does nonpartizan mean?)
   Similar To
   • guerrilla(a) (what does guerrilla(a) mean?)
   • guerilla(a) (what does guerilla(a) mean?)
   • underground (what does underground mean?)
   • irregular (what does irregular mean?)
   • one-sided (what does one-sided mean?)
   • biased (what does biased mean?)
   • party-spirited (what does party-spirited mean?)
   • tendentious (what does tendentious mean?)
   • tendencious (what does tendencious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party
   Synonym(s)
   • denominational (what does denominational mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • denominational prejudice
   Similar To
   • sectarian (what does sectarian mean?)