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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

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

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

This gave occasion of talk and jealousy, as if he were well pleased at the removal of his copartner in the government.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Arthur Hugh Clough

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

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