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PARTNER

[pahrt-ner]

noun

a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.

Law.

a person associated with another or others as a principal or a contributor of capital in a business or a joint venture, usually sharing its risks and profits.

special partner.

silent partner.

a husband or a wife; spouse.

either of two people who dance together: my favorite partner in the waltz.

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a player on the same side or team as another: My tennis partner was an excellent player.

partners, Nautical. a framework of timber round a hole in a ship's deck, to support a mast, capstan, pump, etc.

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verb (used with object)

to associate as a partner or partners with.

to serve as the partner of.

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failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence

damages awarded to a plaintiff in excess of compensatory damages in order to punish the defendant for a reckless or willful act

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English partener, alteration of parcener by association with part

Related forms

part·ner·less, adjective

non·part·ner, noun

un·der·part·ner, noun

Synonyms
1. colleague, accessory, accomplice.

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Example Sentences

For decades, becoming a partner in a law or accounting firm was almost better than getting tenure at a university.

She wouldn't get it if you referred to your partner rather than your husband.

The foreign partner provided capital, knowledge, access to international markets and jobs.

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For decades, becoming a partner in a law or accounting firm was almost better than getting tenure at a university.

She wouldn't get it if you referred to your partner rather than your husband.

The foreign partner provided capital, knowledge, access to international markets and jobs.

But to female greater horseshoe bats, sharing a strong breeding partner can ensure fit offspring and strengthen the social group.

Also, this means the dominant male has to keep all other males from mating with his female partner or harem.

Crucial advice for future banding participants: before you grab the bird's body, be sure your partner has grabbed the head.

The perfect partner for fresh homemade mozzarella is homegrown tomatoes.

The group would also need a willing hardware manufacturer to partner up with.

When the music stops, the students in the inner ring stand up and rotate to the next partner.

If your partner has a strange knack of being able to pick out all the right perfumes, this may not be a good sign at all.

The enemy of our enemy may be our new partner in stopping a global health crisis.

The article stated it might have been a hunting partner.

Her partner fluttered in and landed on a nearby branch.

Upon losing his job, a friend and later business partner approached him with the idea of running a taco truck.

The commission covers company operating costs, credit card fees, and other partner costs.

She now publishes her own inflation estimate with the help of a business partner and former students.

Animals pair off and define mating territories, though a male may take more than one female partner.

Speaking fondly of the time they spend together leaves their partner feeling appreciated.

Lim put his partner into his crate and promised he'd be back after the situation was clear.

The divers carried no tanks, relying instead on a partner pumping air down a hose from the surface.

His sin was to act too slowly against his coalition partner.

Have students work with a partner to create population pyramids of two locations that provide a contrast in age structure.

Oddly, the polarization of the other photon will always match that of its partner.

Breeding them in zoos proved hugely problematic because the male would often maim or kill its partner.

In some cases, one animal meets its needs but hurts its partner.

Web site and fills in several screens of forms detailing his personal profile and what he is looking for in a potential partner.

Navy and its partner navies get the benefit of this opportunity to train in anti-submarine warfare," he said.

After a female lays her single egg, she leaves her male partner at the nesting ground for up to two months to incubate the egg.

Her partner earns a reasonable amount of money but.

And there is also the question of the reaction of the partner to desertion.

The surprising secrets to finding the right partner for a healthy relationship.

Science is the partner of art and the quest for truth.

Your partner will still tilt their head slightly so your lips meet on a slight angle or they will kiss you straight.

Anson as a managing partner and chairman of its investment committee.

In the pharmaceutical industry, universities appear to have found a partner willing and able to buy big chunks of their research.

She has the popularity and forcefulness that her partner lacks.

For some, a hungry clean-up crew is the best partner a fish can have.

After this, you pick another monster to partner up with, and begin your training to become top-notch dungeon explorers.

My ex-husband and ex long term partner were both considerably better off financially.

His silent partner at the time, in what was to become an historic deal with the.

As one student lies down on the paper, have the partner trace his or her body.

Lock your partner into that torture cell and command him.

Try creative problem-solving with your spouse or partner.

The search for the perfect partner is likely to leave you lonely in old age:.

Making sure my partner has read it by either being in the room or by asking if they got it and read.

Polyamorous people, on the other hand, extend emotional closeness and commitment to more than one partner at a time.

But my gut says that a loving partner rarely issues ultimatums.

The daily newspaper there recently omitted the name of the partner of a deceased gay man in its free obituary notice.

They can then share these maps with a partner and explain what is special about the place.

In experiments, humans will generally reject or punish a partner who offers noticeably less than.

Hyde finds clues that seems to lead to his former partner.

Those who had been playing pro-social games were significantly more likely to help their partner by selecting easy puzzles.

So it behooves each partner to clearly understand the real reason behind their behavior.

America's wartime partner was now suspicious, aggrieved and hostile.

Students can read the story with a partner and work together to complete the blackline master.

Participants were paired at random and seated in front of a computer, physically removed from their anonymous partner.

Doing things that they might not even do with an experienced partner.

These partner organizations work to address issues facing the boreal forest today.

The re-creations are not yet for sale to the general public, but the excavation team is looking for a partner to market them.

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World English Dictionary

partner (ˈpɑːtnə)

—n
1.	an ally or companion: a partner in crime
2.	a member of a partnership
3.	one of a pair of dancers or players on the same side in a game: my bridge partner
4.	either member of a couple in a relationship

—vb
5.	to be or cause to be a partner (of)

[C14: variant (influenced by part) of parcener]

'partnerless

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

partner

late 13c., from O.Fr. parçener "joint heir," from parçon "partition," from L. partitionem (nom. partitio) "portion" (see partition). Form infl. by part (n.). The word may also represent O.Fr. part tenour "part holder." Partnership in the commercial sense is attested from c.1700.

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