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   Part·ner

   /ˈpärtnər/

   

   noun

   • 1. either of a pair of people engaged together in the same activity: "arrange the children in pairs so that each person has a partner"
   • ▪ a person or group that takes part with another or others in doing something: "China is a major trading partner for Australia and the US"
   • ▪ any of a number of individuals with interests and investments in a business or enterprise, among whom expenses, profits, and losses are shared: "a partner in a prosperous legal practice" Similar colleagueassociatecoworkerfellow workercopartnercollaboratorallycomradecompanionteammateconfrèreinformal:oppooffsiderarchaic:compeerrare:consociate
   • 2. either member of a married couple or of an established unmarried couple: "she lived with her partner"
   • 3. a friendly form of address by one man to another: dated, dialect US "how you doing, partner?"

   verb

   • 1. be the partner of: "young farmers who partnered Isabel to the village dance"
   • ▪ associate or work together as partners: "we've partnered with several venues and organizations to bring fun science events to the city"

   Word Origin Middle English: alteration of parcener ‘partner, joint heir’, from Anglo-Norman French parcener, based on Latin partitio(n-) ‘partition’. The change in the first syllable was due to association with part.

   Derivatives

   • 1. partnerless adjective

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   Definition of partner noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of partner. noun. a person who is a member of a partnership. see more. noun. a person's partner in marriage. synonyms: better half, married person, mate, spouse. see more. noun. an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest. synonyms: collaborator, cooperator, pardner. see more. verb. act as a partner.

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   1. One that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest, especially: a. A member of a business partnership. b. A spouse. c. A domestic partner. d. A lover. e. Either of two persons dancing together. f. One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPARTNER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PARTNER definition: 1. someone that you are married to or having a sexual relationship with: 2. someone that you are…. Learn more.

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   6 days ago · 1. countable noun. Your partner is the person you are married to or are having a romantic or sexual relationship with. Wanting other friends doesn't mean you don't love your partner. Synonyms: spouse, squeeze [informal], consort, bedfellow More Synonyms of partner. 2. countable noun.

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   PARTNER meaning: 1 : someone's husband or wife or the person someone has sexual relations with; 2 : one of two or more people, businesses, etc., that work together or do business together

8. www.yourdictionary.com › partnerPartner Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   noun. partners. A person who takes part in some activity in common with another or others; associate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Either of two persons not married to each other but otherwise in an intimate, spouse-like relationship. Webster's New World. Either of two persons having sex with each other. Webster's New World.