partisan
noun/ˈpɑːtɪzæn/, /ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn/
/ˈpɑːrtəzn/
- a person who strongly supports a particular leader, group or idea synonym follower
- a member of an armed group that is fighting secretly against enemy soldiers who have taken control of its country
- By the end of 1944 German forces had driven the Italian partisans out of the region.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, via Italian dialect from Italian partigiano, from parte ‘part’ (from Latin pars, part-).
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