Definition of the word partner

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8 Apr 2023
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Noun	1.	partner — a person’s partner in marriage   better half, married person, spouse, mate man and wife, married couple, marriage — two people who are married to each other; «his second marriage was happier than the first»; «a married couple without love» bigamist — someone who marries one person while already legally married to another consort — the husband or wife of a reigning monarch domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent — a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship helpmate, helpmeet — a helpful partner hubby, husband, married man — a married man; a woman’s partner in marriage relative, relation — a person related by blood or marriage; «police are searching for relatives of the deceased»; «he has distant relations back in New Jersey» monogamist, monogynist — someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) honeymooner, newlywed — someone recently married polygamist — someone who is married to two or more people at the same time married woman, wife — a married woman; a man’s partner in marriage
	2.	partner — an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; «the musician and the librettist were collaborators»; «sexual partners» cooperator, pardner, collaborator associate — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; «he had to consult his associate before continuing» bridge partner — one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game dancing partner — one of a pair of people who dance together
	3.	partner — a person who is a member of a partnership individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul — a human being; «there was too much for one person to do» partnership — the members of a business venture created by contract copartner — a joint partner (as in a business enterprise) silent partner, sleeping partner — a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
Verb	1.	partner — provide with a partner furnish, provide, supply, render — give something useful or necessary to; «We provided the room with an electrical heater»
	2.	partner — act as a partner; «Astaire partnered Rogers» act, move — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); «think before you act»; «We must move quickly»; «The governor should act on the new energy bill»; «The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel»

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partner

noun

2. companion, collaborator, accomplice, ally, colleague, associate, mate, team-mate, participant, comrade, confederate, bedfellow, copartner They were partners in crime.

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partner

noun

1. One who is united in a relationship with another:

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Translations

What do we mean by partner?

One that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest, especially. noun

A member of a business partnership. noun

A spouse. noun

A domestic partner. noun

A lover. noun

Either of two persons dancing together. noun

One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge. noun

A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship’s deck at the point where a mast or other structure passes through it. noun

To become partners or work or associate as partners. intransitive verb

To be or make a partner of. intransitive verb

To join; associate as a partner.

In an involution, the element coupled with a given element. noun

One who shares or takes part in anything; a sharer or partaker: as, to be a partner in one’s joys and sorrows. noun

One who is associated with another or others; an associate. noun

One who is associated with another in some game or amusement: One who plays on the same side, as, specifically, in whist. One who dances with another, especially one of the opposite sex. noun

One who is associated in marriage with another of the opposite sex; a husband or wife. noun

One who is associated with another or others as a principal or the contributor of capital in a business or joint adventure, and usually shares its risks and profits. See partnership. noun

Pl. Naut., pieces of timber let in between two deck-beams, to form a framing for the support of anything which passes through a vessel’s deck, as masts, capstan, or pumps. noun

1 and Friend, Companion, etc. See associate. noun

To associate, to join. transitive verb

Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.

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.

A person that you will have at some point. Urban Dictionary

The individual in a business setting most likely to screw you over. Urban Dictionary

Urban altern-a-chicks and Metrosexuals don’t have boyfriends, girlfriends, significant others, husbands, wives, fuck-buddies, etc. They have ‘Partners’. A ‘Partner’ is very similar to a boyfriend or girlfriend, but is not a boyfriend or girl friend. If you call someone’s ‘Partner’ a ‘boyfriend’ or a ‘girlfriend’, you will be corrected («no, Callum is my ‘Partner'»). ‘Partners’ have many of the same characteristics as boyfriends and girlfriends (functioning genitalia, heartbeats, annoying habits, feelings, etc…), but also have very distinctive behaviors and physical features: * ‘Partners’ live in «spaces», not apartments, homes, houses, pads or places. * ‘Partners’ sleep and fuck on futons or dirty mattresses on the floor, as opposed to beds. * ‘Partners’ generally subsist on ‘ethical’ or sustainable diets of Organic vegetables, Free-range meat and fair-trade coffee.
* Often, a male ‘partner’ can be recognized by the presence of frappichino glasses, fashionably-unfashionable clothes, ‘old-man’ or ‘quasi-military’ hats, a deliberately messy hair-do odd facial hair patterns and a generally wimpish and elitist attitude. It is not uncommon for a male ‘partner’ to undergo sympathy cramps while the female partner is menstruating.
* Female ‘partners’ are often distinguished by the accumulation of hair on the legs and arm-pits, but not necessarily the genital area. The female partner usually sports boyish clothes, Retro tees, or DIY skirts and blouses made of discarded towels , curtains or tablecloths. leg warmers would not be out of place here. Hair styles can vary from one similar to the male partner’s deliberate mess, to a Zelda hair-cut. Female ‘Partners’ usually can be found in bars, at a table with 3 or 4 guys, in addition to her ‘partner’ who is quietly sipping his micro-brewed bitter-nut-dark-ale while stewing in jealousy. * A ‘partner’ is generally chosen on their potential to advance one’s own status in a given scene. A leader of an activist group, a drummer of a post-rock band or the focus of a peer group is generally considered prime ‘partner’ material. Having a good ‘partner’ increases your ability to name-drop, facilitates ladder climbing and makes for a fashionable conversation piece. * ‘Partners’ frown on dating, as it is an outdated tradition of monogamous courtship. Instead they go on «meetings» at such venues as cheap ethnic restaurants, diners, cultural festivals, downtown parks, wooded areas and their or their ‘partners’ «space». * ‘Partners’ can be of great importance one day, and a minor annoyance to be ignored, avoided or kicked to the curb the next. This is because people in ‘partnerships’ generally strive to avoid any commitment or responsibility in a life devoted to the pursue of their own pleasure, and likely have other ‘partners’ lined up, if they’re not fucking them already. * Although the term ‘partner’ suggests equality in a relationship, this is not the case. The power in the relationship rests with the ‘partner’ that cares less. As one ‘Partner’ loses interest, they become harder and harder to arrange a ‘meeting’ with. leaving the other ‘partner(s)’ confused as to the state of the decaying ‘partnership’ leading to desperation and insecurity. * The term ‘partner’ is not exclusive to those in monogamous relationships. Often, those choosing open relationships refer to each other as ‘partners’. hence, it is possible for someone to have multiple ‘partners’ and ‘partnerships’. This helps facilitate the spread of STDs amongst bohemian, activist and alternative circles. * The term ‘Partner’ is not exclusive to straight relationships. In fact, the term has been borrowed (co-opted or colonized… if you will) from the L.G.B.T. community which used the term to denote a participant in a same-sex relationship. Gay people resent straight people who have bastardized and colonized the term, just as black people resent white people who have co-opted hip-hop music. Urban Dictionary

A term for a gays lover. Urban Dictionary

A sexual friend, as in Boyfriend and girlfriend.
Can be homosexual. Urban Dictionary

It doesn’t mean your friend it’s like a mad way to adress someone… Urban Dictionary

The name you use when referring to the other half of your two people spy duo. One generally uses this term to keep the identity of the other person private because if he told you her real name he’d have to shoot you.
Partners usually partake in dangerous missions for spy organizations you have never heard of. Examples include but are not limited to: wearing fancy attire and attending boujee parties for the sake of «intelligence», sexily jumping out of fast-moving vehicles, passionately arguing and then passionately making out, surprising locals buy speaking every foreign language, and ordering cocktails you’ve never heard of with liquor so expensive you’ll never taste it. Urban Dictionary

People who own a law firm together. Urban Dictionary

Urban altern-a-chicks and Metrosexuals don’t have boyfriends, girlfriends, significant others, husbands, wives, fuck-buddies, etc. They have ‘Partners’.
A ‘Partner’ is very similar to a boyfriend or girlfriend, but is not a boyfriend or girl friend. If you call someone’s ‘Partner’ a ‘boyfriend’ or a ‘girlfriend’, you will be corrected («no, Callum is my ‘Partner'»).
‘Partners’ have many of the same characteristics as boyfriends and girlfriends (functioning genitalia, heartbeats, annoying habits, feelings, etc…), but also have very distinctive behaviors and physical features:
*’Partners’ live in «spaces», not apartments, homes, houses, pads or places.
*’Partners’ sleep and fuck on futons or dirty mattresses on the floor, as opposed to beds.
*’Partners’ generally subsist on sustainable diets of Organic vegetables, Free-range meat and fair-trade coffee.
a ‘partner’ is generally chosen on they’re potential to advance one’s own status in a given scene. A leader of an activist group, a drummer of a post-rock band or the focus of a peer group is generally considered prime ‘partner’ material. Having a good ‘partner’ increases your ability to name-drop, facilitates ladder climbing and makes for a fashionable conversation piece.
*’Partners’ frown on dating, as it is an outdated tradition of monogamous courtship. Instead they go on «meetings» at such venues as cheap ethnic restaurants, diners, cultural festivals, downtown parks, wooded areas and they’re or they’re ‘partners’ «space».
*’Partners’ can be of great importance one day, and a minor annoyance to be ignored, avoided or kicked to the curb the next. This is because people in ‘partnerships’ generally strive to avoid any commitment or responsibility in a life devoted to the pursue of they’re own pleasure, and likely have other ‘partners’ lined up, if they’re not fucking them already.
*Although the term ‘partner’ suggests equality in a relationship, this is not the case. The power in the relationship rests with the ‘partner’ that cares less. As one ‘Partner’ loses interest, they become harder and harder to arrange a ‘meeting’ with. leaving the other ‘partner(s)’ confused as to the state of the decaying ‘partnership’ leading to desperation and insecurity.
*The term ‘partner’ is not exclusive to those in monogamous relationships. Often, those choosing open relationships refer to each other as ‘partners’. hence, it is possible for someone to have multiple ‘partners’ and ‘partnerships’. This helps facilitate the spread of STDs amongst bohemian, activist and alternative circles.
*The term ‘Partner’ is not exclusive to straight relationships. In fact, the term has been borrowed (co-opted or colonized if you will) from the L.G.B.T. community which used the term to denote a participant in a same-sex relationship. Gay people resent straight people who have bastardized and colonized the term, just as black people resent white people who have co-opted hip-hop music. Urban Dictionary

Girlfriend or boyfriend you are soon to leave Urban Dictionary