copartner

American  

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

noun

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

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copartner British  

/ kəʊˈpɑːtnə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• copartnership noun

Etymology

Origin of copartner

First recorded in 1495–1505; co- + partner

Example Sentences

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

But he would not permit himself to become a silent copartner in what, to his strict notion of the inviolability of the marriage contract, was one of the most heinous crimes against society and morals.

From Project Gutenberg

Were he to become a copartner, he would, in engaging in the conjoint activity, have the same interest in its accomplishment which others have.

From Project Gutenberg

Try to renew your notes," she said; "go and see Monsieur Claparon, your copartner, and all the others to whom you gave notes for the 15th, and ask them to renew.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps intimate acquaintance had also tended to enable him to appreciate, with greater accuracy, the meretricious genius and artificial tastes of his copartner in The Liberal. 

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