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English adjective: partisan | |||
| 1. | partisan devoted to a cause or party | ||
| Synonyms | partizan | ||
| Similar | party-spirited, tendencious, tendentious | ||
| Antonyms | nonpartisan, nonpartizan | ||
English noun: partisan | |||
| 1. | partisan (person) a fervent and even militant proponent of something | ||
| Synonyms | drumbeater, zealot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bigot, doctrinaire, dogmatist | ||
| Antonyms | nonpartisan, nonpartizan | ||
| 2. | partisan (person) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | ||
| Synonyms | enthusiast, partizan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | addict, backslapper, balletomane, fan, fanatic, fiend, freak, gadgeteer, junkie, junky, nut, rooter, shutterbug, sports fan | ||
| 3. | partisan (artifact) a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries | ||
| Synonyms | partizan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pike | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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