partner
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
Law.
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.
a spouse; a husband or a wife.
the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
either of two people who dance together: my favorite partner in the waltz.
a player on the same side or team as another: My tennis partner was an excellent player.
partners, Nautical. a framework of timber round a hole in a ship's deck, to support a mast, capstan, pump, etc.
to associate as a partner or partners with.
to serve as the partner of.
Origin of partner
1Other words for partner
Other words from partner
- part·ner·less, adjective
- non·part·ner, noun
- un·der·part·ner, noun
Words Nearby partner
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How to use partner in a sentence
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.
Fabletics’ Adam Goldenberg and Kevin Hart on what’s next for the activewear empire | Lucas Matney | September 17, 2020 | 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.
Snowflake’s IPO is a bet on companies using AI for everything | Nicolás Rivero | September 16, 2020 | QuartzShortcuts 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.
Get around your phone more quickly than you already are | David Nield | September 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe 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.
‘We’re getting more used to the uncertainty’: BBC Global News chief on ad-funded news | Lucinda Southern | September 10, 2020 | DigidayWe’re testing the vaccine with our partners at three trial sites in Brazil and seven in South Africa, for example.
Oxford Scientists: These Are Final Steps We’re Taking to Get Our Coronavirus Vaccine Approved | Rebecca Ashfield | September 9, 2020 | 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.
Social media forces us to not only be vulnerable for our partner but for the whole world.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis regular partner was late that day, and Police Officer Wenjian Liu volunteered to fill in.
First, the ghost of his departed partner, Jacob Marley, comes calling, his face emerging from the doorknob.
Johnson dashed into the base and called to his partner, 23-year-old Tantania Alexander.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops | Michael Daly | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPeter Elmsly, a partner of the celebrated Paul Valliant, and himself an importer of books and no mean critic and linguist, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellSome of them, more imaginative, declared that Mrs. Charmington was even a sleeping partner in the saponaceous firm.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsBut the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsMr Cutbill, the managing partner of the London house, received him with profound respect and pleasure.
He could have struck his friend and partner to the earth, and trod him there to death, as he confronted and upbraided him.
British Dictionary definitions for partner
/ (ˈpɑːtnə) /
an ally or companion: a partner in crime
a member of a partnership
one of a pair of dancers or players on the same side in a game: my bridge partner
either member of a couple in a relationship
to be or cause to be a partner (of)
Origin of partner
1Derived forms of partner
- partnerless, adjective
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