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copartner

American  
[koh-pahrt-ner, koh-pahrt-] / koʊˈpɑrt nər, ˈkoʊˌpɑrt- /

noun

  1. a partner or associate, as in a business.


copartner British  
/ kəʊˈpɑːtnə /

noun

  1. a partner or associate, esp an equal partner in business

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of copartner

First recorded in 1495–1505; co- + partner

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In 1924 the British threw the remaining troops of their "copartner" out of the Sudan; 16 months ago, the Egyptians got equally fed up.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no power in a firm to compel a copartner to remain a member any longer than be pleases.

From The American Republic : constitution, tendencies and destiny by Orestes Augustus Brownson

Bobby did not like the idea of having such a copartner as Tom Spicer, and he did not like to tell him so.

From Now or Never The Adventures of Bobby Bright by Oliver Optic

He believed she might have made him an admirable copartner and practical helpmeet: he was wrong.

From The Crusade of the Excelsior by Bret Harte

In the inquiry of the president's wife about the condition of his copartner in adventure he found a second source of dissatisfaction.

From Bertram Cope's Year by Henry Blake Fuller

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