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parters

parters is the plural of parter.

Meaning of parter

Noun (1)

parter (plural parters)

  1. (in-compounds, informal) A work in a specified number of parts.
    • The show was a two-parter, but we stopped watching halfway through.

Noun (2)

parter (plural parters)

  1. (rare) That which parts, or draws apart.
    • Lateral parting of the hair is customary, while the pompadour and middle parting is a relatively unusual deviation, an oddity. This makes those who practice it conspicuous. It happening that the middle parters are mostly foppish the stigma of foppishness usually goes with the practice even when it...1901, Medical Council, volume 6, page 425
  2. (archaic, slang) One who readily parts with money; a free spender.
    • Of course, if you do not follow our national poet's recommendation, and unless you are a good parter as well, you cannot expect to fill your stables with first-class animals, as you will ascertain from Mr. Cox or Messrs. Blackman that they do not find them without difficulty, or without paying a...1879, Frederick Feild Whitehurst, Hark Away: Sketches of Hunting, Coaching, Fishing, Etc., Etc, page 188

Questions about parters

What is parters the plural of?
Parters is the plural of parter.

Words near parters in the dictionary

  1. partens
  2. parter
  3. parterre
  4. parterred
  5. parterres
  6. parters
  7. partes distales
  8. partes rectae
  9. partest
  10. parteth
  11. partetravirus

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