'Partner' definitions:

Definition of 'partner'

(from WordNet)
noun
A person's partner in marriage [syn: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half]
noun
An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" [syn: collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner]
noun
A person who is a member of a partnership
verb
Provide with a partner
verb
Act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers"

Definition of 'Partner'

From: GCIDE
  • Partner \Part"ner\, v. t. To associate, to join. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Partner'

From: GCIDE
  • Partner \Part"ner\ (p[aum]rt"n[~e]r), n. [For parcener, influenced by part.]
  • 1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." --Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business. [1913 Webster]
  • My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See Partnership. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like. [1913 Webster]
  • Dormant partner, or Silent partner. See under Dormant, a. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'partner'

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