partner

[ pahrt-ner ]

noun

1. a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.

   Synonyms: accomplice, accessory, colleague

2. Law.
   1. a person associated with another or others as a principal or a contributor of capital in a business or a joint venture, usually sharing its risks and profits.
   2. special partner.
3. silent partner.
4. a spouse; a husband or a wife.
5. the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship:

   I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.

6. either of two people who dance together:

   my favorite partner in the waltz.

7. a player on the same side or team as another:

   My tennis partner was an excellent player.

8. partners, Nautical. a framework of timber round a hole in a ship's deck, to support a mast, capstan, pump, etc.

verb (used with object)

1. to associate as a partner or partners with.
2. to serve as the partner of.

partner

/ ˈpɑːtnə /

noun

1. an ally or companion

   a partner in crime

2. a member of a partnership
3. one of a pair of dancers or players on the same side in a game

   my bridge partner

4. either member of a couple in a relationship

verb

1. to be or cause to be a partner (of)

Derived Forms

• ˈpartnerless, adjective

Other Words From

• partner·less adjective
• non·partner noun
• under·partner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of partner¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English partener, alteration of parcener by association with part

Word History and Origins

Origin of partner¹

C14: variant (influenced by part ) of parcener

Example Sentences

We were joined on our virtual TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 stage by Goldenberg and comedian Kevin Hart who has been working as a brand partner for Fabletics.

From TechCrunch

“Snowflake is very important because they can challenge the Amazon AWS power,” said Per Roman, managing partner and co-founder of investment firm GP Bullhound.

From Quartz

Shortcuts lets you combine automated actions, such as sending a text to a partner letting them know you’ll be home soon—it’ll send with one button press, saving you typing time.

From Popular-Science

The importance of our distribution revenues — which has been mainly pay-TV revenues — but also money that we get from syndication and licensing to a growing number of digital partners.

From Digiday

We’re testing the vaccine with our partners at three trial sites in Brazil and seven in South Africa, for example.

From Singularity Hub 

That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.

From The Daily Beast

Social media forces us to not only be vulnerable for our partner but for the whole world.

From The Daily Beast

His regular partner was late that day, and Police Officer Wenjian Liu volunteered to fill in.

From The Daily Beast

First, the ghost of his departed partner, Jacob Marley, comes calling, his face emerging from the doorknob.

From The Daily Beast

Johnson dashed into the base and called to his partner, 23-year-old Tantania Alexander.

From The Daily Beast

Peter Elmsly, a partner of the celebrated Paul Valliant, and himself an importer of books and no mean critic and linguist, died.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of them, more imaginative, declared that Mrs. Charmington was even a sleeping partner in the saponaceous firm.

From Project Gutenberg

But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr Cutbill, the managing partner of the London house, received him with profound respect and pleasure.

From Project Gutenberg

He could have struck his friend and partner to the earth, and trod him there to death, as he confronted and upbraided him.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ally
• associate
• colleague
• companion
• friend
• husband
• participant
• spouse
• wife