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

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How to use partner in a sentence

At first, he wasn’t really interested in being acquired and was hoping to go the partner route, but over time that changed.
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Right at the moment when publishers have needed the most leeway and flexibility, their partners made their lives harder, not easier.
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In Ayton, Paul gets his most versatile dance partner since Griffin.
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Other stakeholders—including members of partner organizations and park visitors—had different opinions on what should be done.
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Susan Lund is a partner of McKinsey & Company and a leader of the McKinsey Global Institute.
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The company recently partnered with Oakley to create a one-of-a-kind single malt Scotch flask.
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The company also co-sponsored a concert with 2Chainz as headliner and partnered with UniversityPrimetime.com.
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Sally Beauty has also partnered with Susan G. Komen to sell special pink cosmetic products.
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A government-partnered agency outlined its desperate need for medical personnel in a listserv email Tuesday.
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He said he recently partnered with the League of Young Voters for a campaign to help stop gun violence.
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It was kept by his old college gyp, a man of discreet silence, who was admirably partnered by an excellent cook.
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I thought that perhaps he had been partnered off with some mangy Levantine, and wanted to escape from him at all hazards.
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Young men and girls, partnered in couples, were dancing about a blossoming hawthorn.
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He was partnered with Daffy, and for a long time he sought speech with Marjorie in vain.
Marriage|H. G. Wells

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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