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   partner

   /ˈpɑːtnə/

   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: "he began to call potential coalition partners about forming a new government"
   • ▪ 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 colleagueassociateco-workerfellow workerco-partnercollaboratorallycomradecompanionteammateconfrèreinformal: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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   What does partner mean?

   • PARTNER definition: 1. a person or organization you are closely involved with in some way: 2. one of the owners of a…. Learn more.

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   Who is a partner in a company?

   • A partner in a company is one of the owners. A partner is also one of two people who dance together or who play a sport or a game together, esp. when they play as a team. A person’s partner can also be the person to whom someone is married, or to whom the person is not married but with whom they have a close relationship.

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   Who is a partner in a relationship?

   • A partner is also one of two people who dance together or who play a sport or a game together, esp. when they play as a team. A person’s partner can also be the person to whom someone is married, or to whom the person is not married but with whom they have a close relationship. Lauren opened the design studio with her business partner Myra.

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   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of PARTNER is one associated with another especially in an action : associate, colleague. How to use partner in a sentence.

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   one of two people who do something together or are closely involved in some way: Children, hold your partner’s hand when you cross the street. A partner in a company is one of the owners. A partner is also one of two people who dance together or who play a sport or a game together, esp. when they play as a team.

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   The meaning of PARTNER is one associated with another especially in an action : associate, colleague. How to use partner in a sentence.

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   Partner definition: a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.. See examples of PARTNER used in a sentence.

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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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   partner. (pɑːʳtnəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense partners, present participle partnering, past tense, past participle partnered. 1.countable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1. Your partner is the person you are married to or are having a romantic or sexual relationship with.

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   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. 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.

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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.