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partisan

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  1. follower              
 
1. par.ti.san or par.ti.zan \'pa:rt-*-z*n also -s*n, Brit usu 
   .pa:r-tiz-'an\ \-.ship\ n [MF partisan, fr. OIt partigiano, fr. parte part, 
   party, fr.]L part-, pars part 1: one that takes the part of another : 
   SUPPORTER  2a: a member of a body of detached light troops making forays 
   and harassing  an enemy 2b: a member of a guerrilla band operating within 
   enemy lines  - partisan aj
2. par.ti.san or par.ti.zan \'pa:rt-*-z*n, -s*n\ n [MF partisane, fr. OIt 
   partigiana, fem. of partigiano] : a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries 
   with long shaft and broad blade