'partizan' definitions:

Definition of 'partizan'

From: WordNet
adjective
Devoted to a cause or party [syn: partisan, partizan] [ant: nonpartisan, nonpartizan]
noun
An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity [syn: enthusiast, partisan, partizan]
noun
A pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: partisan, partizan]

Definition of 'partizan'

From: GCIDE
  • Partisan \Par"ti*san\ (p[aum]r"t[i^]*zan), n. [F., fr. It. partigiano. See Party, and cf. Partisan a truncheon.] [Written also partizan.]
  • 1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest. "The violence of a partisan." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • Both sides had their partisans in the colony. --Jefferson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mil.) (a) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy. (b) Any member of such a corps. [1913 Webster]