partner — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.

2. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.

   Examples

   business partner

   dance partner

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   doubles partner

   speaking partner

   sex partner

3. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. A member of a business or law partnership.

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   He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.

4. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.

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   New guidance on how to prosecute abusive partners for controlling and coercive behaviour has highlighted the phenomenon of love-bombing, a tactic used by suspects to confuse victims and gain more control.

5. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.

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   He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.[…]But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].

6. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.

7. 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.

8. A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.

   Usage

   • Jamaica

Verb

1. To join as a partner.

   Usage

   • Transitive

2. To work or perform as a partner.

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • often
   • with with

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   “In the current period, when people are embedded in social and informational bubbles with like-minded friends and relatives,” he says, “the idea of partnering with someone from a different bubble is understandably daunting. At a minimum it’s awkward and complicated.”

   Tesco has partnered with Direct Rail Services (DRS) to launch a new refrigerated rail freight service from Tilbury to Coatbridge.

Noun

1. a person's partner in marriage

   Synonyms

   spousemarried personmatebetter half

   Broader terms

   relativerelationdomestic partnersignificant otherspousal equivalentspouse equivalent

2. an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

   Synonyms

   collaboratorcooperatorpardner

   Broader terms

   associate

   Examples

   the musician and the librettist were collaborators

   sexual partners

3. a person who is a member of a partnership

   Broader terms

   actordoerworker

Verb

1. provide with a partner

   Broader terms

   supplyproviderenderfurnishoffer

2. act as a partner

   Broader terms

   actmove

   Examples

   Astaire partnered Rogers