Sharer

share ¹  (shâr)

n.

1. A part or portion belonging to, distributed to, contributed by, or owed by a person or group.

2. An equitable portion: do one's share of the work.

3. Any of the equal parts into which the capital stock of a corporation or company is divided.

v. shared, shar·ing, shares

v.tr.

1. To divide and parcel out in shares; apportion.

2. To participate in, use, enjoy, or experience jointly or in turns.

3. To relate (a secret or experience, for example) to another or others.

4. To accord a share in (something) to another or others: shared her chocolate bar with a friend.

v.intr.

1. To have a share or part: shared in the profits.

2. To allow someone to use or enjoy something that one possesses: Being in daycare taught the child to share.

3. To use or enjoy something jointly or in turns: There is only one computer, so we will have to share.

Idiom:

go shares

To be concerned or partake equally or jointly, as in a business venture.

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[Middle English, from Old English scearu, division; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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sharea·ble, shara·ble adj.

sharer n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sharer - someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share partaker participant - someone who takes part in an activity pooler - someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all