partizan
English Thesaurus
1. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | pike, |
definition | : | medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet (noun.artifact) |
2. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity (noun.person)
hyponym | : | addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut, |
definition | : | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | backslapper, |
definition | : | someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | balletomane, |
definition | : | a ballet enthusiast (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | fanatic, fiend, |
definition | : | a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | gadgeteer, |
definition | : | a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | shutterbug, |
definition | : | a photography enthusiast (noun.person) |
3. devoted to a cause or party (adj.all)
similar | : | party-spirited, |
definition | : | devoted to a political party (adj.all) |
similar | : | tendencious, tendentious, |
definition | : | having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one (adj.all) |
4. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity (noun.person)
derivation | : | partiality, partisanship, |
definition | : | an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives (noun.cognition) |
5. devoted to a cause or party (adj.all)
derivation | : | enthusiast, partisan, partizan, |
definition | : | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity (noun.person) |
6. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity (noun.person)
derivation | : | partiality, partisanship, |
definition | : | an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives (noun.cognition) |
7. devoted to a cause or party (adj.all)
derivation | : | enthusiast, partisan, partizan, |
definition | : | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity (noun.person) |
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