partisan
pronunciation
How to pronounce partisan in British English:
UK [ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn]
How to pronounce partisan in American English:
US [ˈpɑːrtəzn]
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- Noun:
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
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- Adjective:
- devoted to a cause or party
- adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party
Word Origin
- partisan
- partisan: [16] Etymologically, a partisan is someone who takes a ‘part’ – in the sense ‘side’ or ‘cause’. The word comes via French partisan from partisano, a dialect form of mainstream Italian partigiano, which was based on parte ‘part’.=> part
- partisan (n.)
- also partizan, 1550s, "one who takes part with another, zealous supporter," from Middle French partisan (15c.), from dialectal upper Italian partezan (Tuscan partigiano) "member of a faction, partner," from parte "part, party," from Latin partem (nominative pars), see part (n.). Sense of "guerilla fighter" is first recorded 1690s.
- partisan (adj.)
- 1708 for warfare, 1842 for politics, from partisan (n.).
Example
- 1. Is partisan gridlock stymying the economic recovery and harming growth ?
- 2. The only thing standing in puerto rico 's way is partisan politics .
- 3. The other obstacle is partisan bickering .
- 4. But the vote illustrated again the partisan nature of american politics .
- 5. He tried to slip the country but was hauled back by a partisan band .