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pardner

pardner noun: a friend or companion.

Noun

pardner (plural pardners)

  1. (US, dialectal, informal, term-of-address) A friend or companion.
  2. (US, dialectal, informal, term-of-address) A partner.
  3. A local community banking co-op, often set up as an initiative for a social group unable to get formal credit or bank accounts, notably West Indians in Britain.

Forms of pardner

pluralpardners

Origin of pardner

Variant pronunciation of partner.

Words formed from pardner

Questions about pardner

What does pardner mean?
Pardner means a friend or companion.
What part of speech is pardner?
Pardner is a noun.
What is the plural of pardner?
The plural of pardner is pardners.

Words near pardner in the dictionary

  1. pardine
  2. Pardini
  3. Pardinis
  4. Pardis
  5. Pardlow
  6. pardner
  7. pardners
  8. pardo
  9. Pardoe
  10. pardoes
  11. pardon

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