ex-partner
ex-partner noun: someone who was once a partner (any sense) but is not one any more.
Noun
ex-partner (plural ex-partners)
- Someone who was once a partner (any sense) but is not one any more.
- The wiseguy repeatedly knocked the businessman's ex-partner, who both agreed was a lazy son of a bitch and didn't hold up his end of the business.2011, Louis Ferrante, Mob Rules: What the Mafia Can Teach the Legitimate Businessman, →ISBN
- What with his ex-partner having embezzled most of his detective agency right out from under him and hightailed it to parts unknown, and with Sam not having two dollars to his name at the moment, things were grim.2012, Elda Minger, She's The One, →ISBN
Forms of ex-partner
| plural | ex-partners |
|---|---|
| alternative form | expartner |
Origin of ex-partner
From ex- + partner.
Questions about ex-partner
- What does ex-partner mean?
- Ex-partner means someone who was once a partner (any sense) but is not one any more.
- What part of speech is ex-partner?
- Ex-partner is a noun.
- What is the plural of ex-partner?
- The plural of ex-partner is ex-partners.
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