Noun:

Partizan,

partizan's Usage Examples:

But after the restoration of the grand duke, Montanelli, who was in Paris, was tried and condemned by default; he remained some years in France, where he became a partizan of Napoleon III.

25 1916 he took ship with his leading partizans for Crete, whence he sent out his proclamation to the Greek people, calling upon all true patriots to disavow Constantine and his fatal policy and to flock to the standard of the Entente.

The other factor in Venizelos' defeat was the blind over-confidence of his partizans; many Venizelists in Athens and the larger cities neglected to vote.

Synonyms:

protagonist, freak, backslapper, admirer, addict, supporter, fan, junky, balletomane, partisan, sports fan, rooter, nut, gadgeteer, booster, champion, junkie, enthusiast, fiend, shutterbug, fanatic, friend,

Antonyms:

foe, nonpartizan, unbiased, bipartisan, independent,