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partigiano.

partisan (adherent to a party or faction)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/par.tiˈd͡ʒa.no/

  1. partisan (adherent to a party or faction)

    archaic · masculine

  2. partisan (adherent to a party or faction) Guelph (member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the Pope)

    archaic · historical · masculine · rare

  3. partisan (adherent to a party or faction) ally

    archaic · masculine · rare

  4. a member of a resistance movement against an occupying army

    historical · masculine

  5. a member of a resistance movement against an occupying army guerrilla war

    historical · masculine

  6. a member of a resistance movement against an occupying army a member of a resistance movement against the German occupation in World War II

    historical · masculine

  7. a member of a resistance movement against an occupying army a member of a resistance movement against the German occupation in World War II a partigiano (member of the anti-fascist Italian resistance movement)

    historical · masculine

  8. supporter

    masculine

  9. a clandestine supporter; a fifth columnist

    masculine

  10. advocate, supporter

    masculine

  11. (sports) fan

    archaic · masculine · rare

  12. someone biased

    broadly · masculine

  13. protector, defender, advocate, patron

    masculine

  14. admirer, fan

    masculine

  15. one who claims and supports the correctness of one of different, clashing theses

    masculine
Where this word comes from

parte (“group, faction”) + -igiano (suffix indicating social position or occupation)

adj/par.tiˈd͡ʒa.no/

  1. partisan (adherent to a party or faction); biased, partial

  2. coming from allies; allied

    rare

  3. of or pertaining to a resistance movement; resistance (attributive)

  4. of or pertaining to a resistance movement; resistance (attributive) of or pertaining to the Italian resistance movement

    historical

  5. zealously defending

    rare
Where this word comes from

parte (“group, faction”) + -igiano (suffix indicating social position or occupation)

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