See Also: partner 1, noun(dictionary)
partner(dictionary)
Partner With(money)
Partner(money)
Partner(finance)
contralateral partner(medicine)
LIMITED PARTNER(law)
DORMANT PARTNER(law)
partner 2, verb(dictionary)
domestic partner(dictionary)

partner 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?marriage etc?
2 ?business?
3 ?dancing/games etc?
4 ?country/organization?
5 partners in crime
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: parcener 'heir sharing half', from Old French par?on 'share'; influenced by part]
?MARRIAGE ETC?
one of two people who are married, or who live together and have a sexual relationship
-see also husband husband, wife wife
::Discuss your worries with your partner.
::Only 29% of lone parents receive financial support from their former partners.
::a sexual partner
?BUSINESS?
one of the owners of a business
::She's a partner in a law firm.
::The senior partner has retired.
-see also sleeping partner
?DANCING/GAMES ETC?
someone you do a particular activity with, for example dancing or playing a game against two other people
::Clare's my tennis partner.
:: Take your partners for the next dance.
?COUNTRY/ORGANIZATION?
a country or organization that another country or organization has an agreement with
::Nigeria is our principal trading partner in Africa.
::The group is a junior partner (=less important group) in the PLO's governing coalition.
partners in crime
two people who have planned and done something together, especially something that slightly annoys other people - used humorously
-see also sparring partner