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

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARTNER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   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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   1. : the state of being a partner : participation. scientists working in partnership with each other. 2. a. : a legal relation existing between two or more persons contractually associated as joint principals in a business. began a legal partnership with his uncle. : the persons joined together in a partnership.

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARTNER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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] Your partner is the person you are married to or are having a romantic or sexual relationship with.

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   PARTNERSHIP definition: 1. the state of being a partner 2. a company that is owned by two or more people: 3. (in cricket…. Learn more.

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   Partnership or a partnership is a relationship in which two or more people, organizations, or countries work together as partners.

10. 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.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpartner noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    a country or an organization that has an agreement with another country or organization. a trading partner. The party was unable to find a coalition partner.