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n. 1. One that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest, especially: a. A member of a business partnership. b. A spouse. c. A domestic partner. d. A lover. e. Either of two persons dancing together. f. One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge. 2. often partners Nautical A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship's deck at the point where a mast or other structure passes through it. v. part·nered, part·ner·ing, part·ners v.intr. To become partners or work or associate as partners: partnered with a friend in a new venture. v.tr. To be or make a partner of: She was partnered with her brother in the canoe race. [Middle English partener, alteration (influenced by part, part) of parcener, parcener; see PARCENER.] Synonyms: partner, colleague, ally, confederate 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, league, or alliance or sometimes a collaborator in a suspicious venture: confederates in a scheme to oust the chairman. |
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