partner

part·ner  (pärtnr)

n.

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. See Usage Note at domestic partner.

d. Either of two persons dancing together.

e. One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge.

2. Nautical A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship's deck at the point where a mast or other structure passes through it. Often used in the plural.

v. part·nered, part·ner·ing, part·ners

v.tr.

1. To make a partner of.

2. To bring together as partners.

3. To be the partner of.

v.intr.

To work or perform as a partner or partners.

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[Middle English partener, alteration (influenced by part, part) of parcener, parcener; see parcener.]

Synonyms: partner, colleague, ally, confederate
These nouns all denote one who is united or associated with another, as in a venture or relationship. A partner participates in a relationship in which each member has equal status: a partner in a law firm.
A colleague is an associate in an occupation or a profession: a colleague and fellow professor.
An ally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily, in a common cause: countries that were allies in World War II.
A confederate is a member of a confederacy, a league, or an alliance or sometimes a collaborator in a suspicious venture: confederates in a scheme to oust the chairman.

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partner

Noun

1. either member of a couple in a relationship

2. a member of a business partnership

3. one of a pair of dancers or of players on the same side in a game: her bridge partner

4. an ally or companion: the country's main European trading partner

Verb

to be the partner of (someone) [Middle English parcener joint inheritor]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	partner - a person's partner in marriage       better half, married person, spouse, mate man and wife, married couple, marriage - two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" bigamist - someone who marries one person while already legally married to another consort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarch domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship helpmate, helpmeet - a helpful partner hubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" monogamist, monogynist - someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently married polygamist - someone who is married to two or more people at the same time married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
	2.	partner - an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" cooperator, pardner, collaborator associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" bridge partner - one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game dancing partner - one of a pair of people who dance together
	3.	partner - a person who is a member of a partnership individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract copartner - a joint partner (as in a business enterprise) silent partner, sleeping partner - a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
Verb	1.	partner - provide with a partner furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	partner - act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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partner

noun 1. spouse, consort, bedfellow, significant other U.S. (informal) mate, better half Brit. (informal) helpmate, husband or wife

noun 2. companion, collaborator, accomplice, ally, colleague, associate, mate, team-mate, participant, comrade, confederate, bedfellow, copartner

noun 3. associate, colleague, collaborator, copartner

Translations

partner [ˈpɑːtnəʳ] n (COMM) → socio/a;

(SPORT), (at dance) → pareja (= spouse); cónyuge m/f (= friend etc); compañero/a

vt → acompañar

partner [ˈpɑːtnəʳ] n (Comm) → associé(e);

(Sport) → partenaire m/f (= spouse); conjoint(e) (= lover); ami(e);

(at dance) → cavalier/ière

vt → être l'associé or le partenaire or le cavalier de

partner [ˈpɑːtnəʳ] n → Partner(in) m(f);

(Comm) → Partner(in) → Teilhaber(in) m(f)

vt (at dance, cards etc) → als Partner(in) haben

partner [ˈpɑːtnəʳ] n (COMM) → socio/a;

(SPORT) → compagno/a;

(at dance) → cavaliere(dama)

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partner

n partner [ˈpaːtnə]

1 a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others She was made a partner in the firm. vennoot شَريك съдружник společník, společnice partner; medejer der/die Partner(in) συνέταιρος socio osanik شریک yhtiökumppani, osakas associé/-ée שוּתָף साझीदार poslovni drug partner mitra usaha félagi; meðeigandi socio, associato 共同経営者 공동 출자[]자 partneris, dalininkas, kompanionas partneris, kompanjons, līdzdalībnieks pasangan vennoot kompanjong, partner wspólnik sócio asociat компаньон, партнёр spoločník, -čka solastnik partner kompanjon, delägare, partner หุ้นส่วน ortak 合股人 компаньйон; партнер شريک cộng sự 合股人

2 one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together a tennis/dancing partner. maat مُراقِص партнъор partner, -ka partner; -partner der/die Partner(in) συμπαίκτης, καβαλιέρος, ντάμα pareja kaaslane, partner یار partneri partenaire; cavalier/-ière בֶּן זוּג पार्टनर partner u plesu társ, partner partner -félagi partner, compagno 相手 (댄스의) 상대, (게임에서) 자기편 partneris partneris pasangan partner partner, makker, medspiller partner parceiro parte­ner партнёр partner, -ka partner partner medspelare, partner คู่เต้นรำ eş 舞伴，合作者 партнер جوڑي bạn nhảy/ cùng phe 舞伴，合作者

v

to be a partner to (someone) He partnered his wife in the last dance. mee doen يُشارِكها في الرَّقْص сдружавам být partnerem være partner med sich zusammentun συνοδεύω acompañar partneriks olema شریک یا همراه شدن olla partnerina s'associer à (qqn) לִהיוֹת בֶּן זוּג साझीदार बनना dionik vkinek a partnere menjadi partner vera félagi (e-s) ballare con ～と組む ...와 짝이 되다 būti (ko) partneriu būt par partneri/kompanjonu/līdzdalībnieku menjadi pasangan de partner zijn van være partner for być partnerem acompanhar a fi partenerul (cuiva) быть партнёром byť partnerom biti partner biti partner nekome vara partner (kompanjon, medspelare) till เป็นหุ้นส่วน eş olmak 做...的配手，組成一對 бути партнером جوڑي بنانا cùng nhảy/ cùng chơi 做...的配手，组成一对

n ˈpartnership

1 the state of being or becoming partners a business partnership; He entered into partnership with his brother. vennootskap شَراكَه съдружничество společenství partnerskab die Teilhaberschaft συνεταιρισμός sociedad partnerlus شراکت kumppanuus association שוּתָפוּת साझा, साझेदारी kompanjon társas viszony persekutuan félag società 協同 제휴, 공동 경영 bendrija, partnerystė, sąjunga partnerattiecības; kompanjonattiecības perkongsian vennootschap kompaniskap spółka sociedade aso­­ciere партнёрство spoločenstvo družabništvo partnerstvo kompanjonskap การเป็นหุ้นส่วน ortaklık 合夥關系，合夥企業 співробітництво; товариство شراکت sự cộng tác 合伙关系，合伙企业

2 people playing together in a game The champions were defeated by the partnership of Jones and Smith in the men's doubles. saamspeel إشْتِراك، مُشارَكَه партньорство dvojice, družstvo, tandem makkerskab die Partner(-schaft) συνεργασία tándem, pareja, asociación paar همکاری pari tandem בְנֵי זוּג साझेदारी suigrač kettős pasangan lið, par, tvíeyki squadra 組 (게임에서) 같은편 사람들 grupė, pora komanda; grupa; pāris perkongsian combinatie makkerskap, lag, par para parceria dublu партнёры dvojica, družstvo moštvo partnerstvo dubbelpar, lag คู่แข่งขันในเกม eş 全體合作者 компаньйони شريک کھلاڑي sự liên kết 全体合作者