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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
part·ner       [pahrt-ner] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
2.Law.
a.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.
b.special partner.
3.silent partner.
4.a husband or a wife; spouse.
5.either of two people who dance together: my favorite partner in the waltz.
6.a player on the same side or team as another: My tennis partner was an excellent player.
7.partners, Nautical. a framework of timber round a hole in a ship's deck, to support a mast, capstan, pump, etc.
–verb (used with object)
8.to associate as a partner or partners with.
9.to serve as the partner of.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME partener, alter. of parcener by assoc. with part]

—Related forms
part·ner·less, adjective

—Synonyms 1. colleague, accessory, accomplice.
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part·ner       (pärt'nər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest, especially:
    1. A member of a business partnership.
    2. A spouse.
    3. A domestic partner. See Usage Note at domestic partner.
    4. Either of two persons dancing together.
    5. One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge.
  2. Nautical A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship's deck at the point where a mast or other structure passes through it. Often used in the plural.

v.   part·nered, part·ner·ing, part·ners

v.   tr.
  1. To make a partner of.
  2. To bring together as partners.
  3. To be the partner of.

v.   intr.
To work or perform as a partner or partners.


[Middle English partener, alteration (influenced by part, part) of parcener, parcener; see parcener.]

Synonyms: These nouns all denote one who is united or associated with another, as in a venture or relationship. A partner participates in a relationship in which each member has equal status: a partner in a law firm.
A colleague is an associate in an occupation or a profession: a colleague and fellow professor.
An ally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily, in a common cause: countries that were allies in World War II.
A confederate is a member of a confederacy, a league, or an alliance or sometimes a collaborator in a suspicious venture: confederates in a scheme to oust the chairman.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
partner 
c.1290, 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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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partner

noun
1. a person's partner in marriage [syn: spouse] 
2. an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" [syn: collaborator] 
3. a person who is a member of a partnership 

verb
1. provide with a partner 
2. act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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partner

A member of a partnership.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: part·ner
Function: noun
: one of two or more persons associated as joint principals in carrying on a business for the purpose of enjoying a joint profit : a member of a partnership; specifically : a partner in a law firm
dormant partner
: SILENT PARTNER in this entry
general partner
: a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited —compare LIMITED PARTNER in this entry
lim·it·ed partner
: a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is limited to the amount of his or her investment —compare GENERAL PARTNER in this entry
partner in com·men·dam
/-in-k&-'men-d&m, -kO-'men-"däm/
in the civil law of Louisiana : LIMITED PARTNER in this entry
si·lent partner
: a partner who takes no active part in conducting the partnership business but who receives a share of its profits and whose existence is often not made public called also dormant partner

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Partner

Part"ner\, 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.

My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton.

2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See Partnership.

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.

Dormant, or Silent, partner. See under Dormant, a.

Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Partner

Part"ner\, v. t. To associate, to join. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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