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partisan
An armed fighter who does not belong to a regular army and fights underground, often in occupied territories, against an enemy power.
Im Zweiten Weltkrieg leisteten Partisanen in vielen Ländern Widerstand gegen die Besatzer.
In World War II, partisans in many countries resisted the occupying forces.
'Der Partisan' (the partisan) is a masculine noun of the N-declension. This means it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Die Journalistin interviewte den Partisanen.
The journalist interviewed the partisan.
The word is often used in historical contexts, especially in combination with verbs such as 'Widerstand leisten' (to resist / to offer resistance) or 'kämpfen gegen' (to fight against).
Die Partisanen leisteten jahrelang Widerstand.
The partisans resisted for years.
The word stem 'Partisan-' is often used to form compound nouns that refer to this kind of fighting, such as 'Partisanenkampf' (partisan warfare) or 'Partisanengruppe' (partisan group).
Der Film dokumentiert den Partisanenkampf in den Bergen.
The film documents the partisan warfare in the mountains.
freedom fighter
Partisan and Freiheitskämpfer can refer to the same fighting person, but they emphasize different aspects. Partisan describes the person's irregular military role outside a regular army. Freiheitskämpfer emphasizes their goal of liberating a country or people from oppression.
Als Partisan kämpfte er im Untergrund außerhalb der regulären Armee gegen die Besatzungsmacht.
As a partisan, he fought underground outside the regular army against the occupying power.
Als Freiheitskämpfer kämpfte er im Untergrund für die Befreiung seines Landes von der Besatzungsmacht.
As a freedom fighter, he fought underground to liberate his country from the occupying power.
