PARTNER

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• See also associate

• See also spouse

Verb

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

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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

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