partner
Syllables: part·nerUK/ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)//ˈpɑɹt.nɚ/
partner noun: either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
Noun
partner (plural partners)
- Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
- Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
- business partner
- dance partner
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548
- A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
- New guidance on how to prosecute abusive partners for controlling and coercive behaviour has highlighted the phenomenon of love-bombing, a tactic used by suspects to confuse victims and gain more control.2023 April 23, Amelia Gentleman, “CPS includes ‘love-bombing’ in guidance on abusive partners prosecution”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2025
- Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.[…]But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter I, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC
- Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
- One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
- A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Verb
partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)
- To join as a partner.
- To work or perform as a partner.
- “In the current period, when people are embedded in social and informational bubbles with like-minded friends and relatives,” he says, “the idea of partnering with someone from a different bubble is understandably daunting. At a minimum it’s awkward and complicated.”2020 October 6, Belinda Luscombe, “Would You Date Someone With Different Political Beliefs? Here's What a Survey of 5,000 Single People Revealed”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2020
- Tesco has partnered with Direct Rail Services (DRS) to launch a new refrigerated rail freight service from Tilbury to Coatbridge.2022 January 12, “Network News: New freight trips for Tesco and DRS”, in RAIL, number 948, page 12
Proper noun capitalized: Partner
Partner
- A surname.
partner meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
partner in Hindi
- someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
- साथी sāthī, पार्टनर pārṭanar
partner in Tamil
- கூட்டாளி, பங்காளி, இணையாளர், துணைவர், பங்குதாரர்
partner in Marathi
- भागीदार, जोडीदार
partner in Urdu
- someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
- ساتھی sāthī, شَرِیک śarīk, رَفِیق rafīq, آڑی āṛī
More languagesFewer languages
- partner in Bengali
- সঙ্গী śoṅgi
- partner in Telugu
- భాగస్వామి bhāgasvāmi
- partner in Malayalam
- പങ്കാളി paṅkāḷi
- partner in Kannada
- ಪಾಲುಗಾರ, ಪಾಲ್ಗಾರ, ಪಾಲುದಾರ, ಪಾಲ್ದಾರ
- partner in Punjabi
- ਸਹਿਭਾਗੀ
- partner in Gujarati
- સાથી sāthī
- partner in Odia
- ଅଂଶୀଦାର
- partner in Nepali
- साझेदार, पार्टनर
- partner in Pashto
- شريک šarík
- partner in Arabic
- شَرِيك šarīk, شَرِيكَة šarīka, رَفِيق rafīq, رَفِيقَة rafīqa
- partner in Malay
- rakan kongsi, pasangan, regu
- partner in Indonesian
- partner, mitra
- partner in Thai
- หุ้นส่วน hûn-sùuan, ภาคี paa-kii, ภาคินี paa-kí-nii, คู่ kûu
- partner in Vietnamese
- đồng liêu, đồng nghiệp, đối tác
Examples of partner in a sentence
- I have no quarrel with her; it’s her partner whom I dislike.
- My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
- He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.
Forms of partner
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | partners |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | partners |
| present participle | partnering |
| past participle | partnered |
| past | partnered |
Origin of partner
From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”). Compare also Middle English partifere (“partner”), partifelewe (“partner”). Doublet of parcener.
Words formed from partner
- accountability partner
- affair partner
- antipartner
- bedpartner
- business partner
- civil partner
- conversational partner
- copartner
- cyberpartner
- de facto partner
- demand partner
- domestic partner
- ex-partner
- expartner
- First Partner
- heteropartner
- hitting partner
- implementing partner
- interpartner
- intimate partner violence
- life partner
- multi-partner
- nominal partner
- nonpartner
- partner dance
- partnerdom
- partnerial
- partner in crime
- partner IVF
- partnerless
- partnerly
- partnership
- partner up
- quasi partner
- romantic partner
- sex partner
- sexual partner
- silent partner
- sleeping partner
- strike partner
- subpartner
- superpartner
- trading partner
- trophy partner
- repartnered
Phrases with partner
Questions about partner
- What does partner mean?
- Partner means either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
- What is partner in Hindi?
- Partner in Hindi is साथी (sāthī), पार्टनर (pārṭanar). See Partner meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is partner?
- Partner can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce partner?
- Partner is pronounced /ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of partner?
- The plural of partner is partners.
Words near partner in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: partner (page history and authors); Partner (page history and authors); partner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); partner (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); భాగస్వామి (Telugu) (page history and authors); partner (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); partner (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); સાથી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); partner (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); partner (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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