collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner
(noun) an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; “the musician and the librettist were collaborators”; “sexual partners”
partner
(noun) a person who is a member of a partnership
spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
(noun) a person’s partner in marriage
partner
(verb) provide with a partner
partner
(verb) act as a partner; “Astaire partnered Rogers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
partner (plural partners)
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
A member of a business or law partnership.
A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
(Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
• See also associate
• See also spouse
partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)
To make or be a partner.
To work or perform as a partner.
Source: Wiktionary
Part"ner, n. Etym: [For parcener, influenced by part.]
1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business. My other self, the partner of my life. Milton.
2. (Law)
Definition: An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See Partnership.
3. pl. (Naut.)
Definition: A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like. Dormant, or Silent, partner. See under Dormant, a.
Syn.
– Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate.
Part"ner, v. t.
Definition: To associate, to join. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 March 2025
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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