Definition of PARTNER

partner

Plural: partners

Noun

  • a person's partner in marriage
  • an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
    • "sexual partners"
  • a person who is a member of a partnership
  • Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
  • Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
  • Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
  • A member of a business or law partnership.
  • Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
  • A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
  • Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
  • Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
  • Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
  • 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

Verb Forms: partner, partnered, partnering, partners

  • To associate with someone in an activity of common interest.
  • provide with a partner
  • act as a partner
    • "Astaire partnered Rogers"
  • To join as a partner.
  • To work or perform as a partner.

Examples

  • business partner
  • dance partner
  • doubles partner
  • I’d gladly PARTNER with you in a Words With Friends game, as long as you promise not to steal my triples.
  • sex partner
  • speaking partner

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

better half, collaborator, cooperator, married person, mate, pardner, spouse

Scrabble Score: 9

partner: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
partner: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
partner: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

partner: valid Words With Friends Word