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pardner

pardner

English

Noun

pardner ‎(plural pardners)

A friend or companion. (Used primarily in direct address to the same.)
A partner.
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.

Usage notes

American dialectal and informal in usage, especially in the speech of the American West.

References

“pardner” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.