partisan

Definition

• n. a fervent and even militant proponent of something
• n. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
• adj. devoted to a cause or party

Word forms

Plural

partisans

Example sentences

1. n.

   The partisan fought bravely during the war, showing loyalty to his cause.

2. a.

   His partisan views made it hard for him to see the other side of the argument.