Revolter vs Partisan - What's the difference?
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Someone who revolts; a rebel or deserter
*{{quote-book, year=1891, author=Various, title=Character Writings of the 17th Century, chapter=, edition=
, passage=He is like a revolter in an army; and as men of honour and commanders seldom prove such, but common soldiers, men of mean condition, frequently to mend their fortunes, so in religion clergymen who are commanders seldom prevail upon one another, and when they do, the proselyte is usually one who had no reputation among his own party before, and after a little trial finds as little among those to whom he revolts. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1917, author=James Boswell, title=Life of Johnson, chapter=, edition=
, passage=When I came to the word Renegado, after telling that it meant "one who deserts to the enemy, a revolter ," I added, Sometimes we say a GOWER. Thus it went to the press; but the printer had more wit than I, and struck it out.' }}
An adherent to a party or faction.
* 1924 : ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics . Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: . Book 1, Part 5.
A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter
The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
Serving as commander or member of a body of detached light troops: as, a partisan officer or corps.
Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.
Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.
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, date=June 19
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(historical) A spear with a triangular, double-edged blade.
(obsolete) A soldier armed with such a weapon.
Revolter is a related term of partisan.
As nouns the difference between revolter and partisan
is that revolter is someone who revolts; a rebel or deserter while partisan is partisan (member of a body of detached light troops).revolter
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* partizanEtymology 1
From (etyl) partisan, from (etyl) . English from the mid-16th century. The sense of "guerilla fighter" is from c. 1690. The adjective in the military sense dates from the early 18th century, in the political sense since 1842.Noun
(en noun)- while Xenophanes, the first of these partisans of the One (for Parmenides is said to have been his pupil), gave no clear statement,
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(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.}}