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

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Etymology

Origin of copartner

First recorded in 1495–1505; co- + partner

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Example Sentences

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copartner

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

I must hear speake a word also of Mr. John Oldom, who was a copartner with him in his after courses.

From Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts by William Bradford

The friend and servant of Antichrist, his copartner in crime and profligacy.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Jeremiah Curtin

In addition to Gabriel Tolliver, Nan Dorrington was a plotter to be reckoned with, especially when she had as her copartner Tasma Tid, who was as cunning as some wild thing.

From Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction by Joel Chandler Harris

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. 

From The Life of Lord Byron by John Galt

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