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friend vs partisan

partisan vs friend

friend and partisan both are nouns.

friend is not an adjective while partisan is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
friend Yes No No No
partisan Yes Yes No No
As nouns, partisan is a hyponym of friend; that is, partisan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than friend:
  • friend: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
  • partisan: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
Other hyponyms of friend include anglophil, anglophile, believer, truster, Boswell, cheerleader, Confederate, corporatist, enthusiast, partizan, Francophil, Francophile, free trader, functionalist, Jacobite, loyalist, stalwart, New Dealer, Graecophile, philhellene, philhellenist, mainstay, pillar, Roundhead, seconder, Shavian, endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscriber, sympathiser, sympathizer, well-wisher, toaster, wassailer, maintainer, sustainer, upholder, verifier, voucher, Whig.
friend (noun) partisan (noun)
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
a person with whom you are acquainted a fervent and even militant proponent of something
an associate who provides cooperation or assistance an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
friend (adjective) partisan (adjective)
devoted to a cause or party
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