partner

[ pahrt-ner ]

/ ˈpɑrt nər /

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noun

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.
special partner.

silent partner.

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.

verb (used with object)

to associate as a partner or partners with.

to serve as the partner of.

OTHER WORDS FOR partner

1 colleague, accessory, accomplice.

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Origin of partner

1250–1300; Middle English partener, alteration of parcener by association with part

OTHER WORDS FROM partner

part·ner·less, adjectivenon·part·ner, nounun·der·part·ner, noun

Words nearby partner

partition line, partitive, partlet, partly, part music, partner, partners, partners' desk, partnership, partnerships for peace, part-off

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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.
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“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.
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Shortcuts 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.
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The 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.
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We’re testing the vaccine with our partners at three trial sites in Brazil and seven in South Africa, for example.
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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.
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Social media forces us to not only be vulnerable for our partner but for the whole world.
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His regular partner was late that day, and Police Officer Wenjian Liu volunteered to fill in.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First, the ghost of his departed partner, Jacob Marley, comes calling, his face emerging from the doorknob.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Peter Elmsly, a partner of the celebrated Paul Valliant, and himself an importer of books and no mean critic and linguist, died.
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Some of them, more imaginative, declared that Mrs. Charmington was even a sleeping partner in the saponaceous firm.
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But 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 Wills
Mr Cutbill, the managing partner of the London house, received him with profound respect and pleasure.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He could have struck his friend and partner to the earth, and trod him there to death, as he confronted and upbraided him.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for partner

partner

/ (ˈpɑːtnə) /

noun

an ally or companiona partner in crime

a member of a partnership

one of a pair of dancers or players on the same side in a gamemy bridge partner

either member of a couple in a relationship

verb

to be or cause to be a partner (of)

Derived forms of partner

partnerless, adjective

Word Origin for partner

C14: variant (influenced by part) of parcener

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