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Webster 1913 Edition


Partner

Part′ner

(pärt′nẽr)
,
Noun.
[For
parcener
, influenced by
part
.]
1.
One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer.
Partner of his fortune.”
Shak.
Hence:
(a)
A husband or a wife.
(b)
Either one of a couple who dance together.
(c)
One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.
My other self, the
partner
of my life.
Milton.
2.
(Law)
An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See
Partnership
.
3.
pl.
(Naut.)
A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like.
Dormant partner
, or
Silent partner
.
See under
Dormant
,
Adj.
Syn. – Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate.

Part′ner

,
Verb.
T.
To associate, to join.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Partner

P`ARTNER

,
Noun.
[from part.] One who partakes or shares with another; a partaker; an associate; as, she is partner of my life, of my joys, of my griefs.
Those of the race of Shem were no partners in the unbelieving work of the tower.
1.
An associate in any business or occupation; a joint owner of stock or capital, employed in commerce, manufactures or other business. Men are sometimes partners in a single voyage or adventure, sometimes in a firm or standing company.
2.
One who dances with another, either male or female, as in a contra dance.
3.
A husband or wife.

P`ARTNER

,
Verb.
T.
To join; to associate with a partner. [Little used.]
Partners, in a ship, pieces of plank nailed round the scuttles in a deck where the masts are placed; also, the scuttles themselves.

Definition 2024


Partner

Partner

See also: partner

German

Noun

Partner m (genitive Partners, plural Partner)

  1. partner, associate

Related terms

  • Ansprechpartner
  • Geschäftspartner
  • Partnerbeziehung
  • Partnerland
  • Partnerschaft
  • Partnersuche

See also

partner

partner

See also: Partner

English

Noun

partner (plural partners)

  1. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
    1. A member of a business or law partnership
      • 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
        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.
    2. A spouse or sexual partner
    3. Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
      • 1909, Archibald Marshall, The Squire's Daughter, chapterI:
        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, [].
  2. (nautical) 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.
  3. (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:associate

Translations

Verb

partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)

  1. to make or be a partner
  2. to work or perform as a partner

Translations

Descendants


Albanian

Noun

partner m (indefinite plural partnerë, definite singular partneri, definite plural partnerët)

  1. partner

Declension


Czech

Noun

partner m

  1. partner

Related terms


Danish

Etymology

From English partner.

Noun

partner c (singular definite partneren, plural indefinite partnere)

  1. partner

Inflection


Hungarian

Etymology

From English partner.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɒrtnɛr]
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

partner (plural partnerek)

  1. partner

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative partner partnerek
accusative partnert partnereket
dative partnernek partnereknek
instrumental partnerrel partnerekkel
causal-final partnerért partnerekért
translative partnerré partnerekké
terminative partnerig partnerekig
essive-formal partnerként partnerekként
essive-modal
inessive partnerben partnerekben
superessive partneren partnereken
adessive partnernél partnereknél
illative partnerbe partnerekbe
sublative partnerre partnerekre
allative partnerhez partnerekhez
elative partnerből partnerekből
delative partnerről partnerekről
ablative partnertől partnerektől
Possessive forms of partner
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. partnerem partnereim
2nd person sing. partnered partnereid
3rd person sing. partnere partnerei
1st person plural partnerünk partnereink
2nd person plural partneretek partnereitek
3rd person plural partnerük partnereik

Derived terms

References

  1. Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English partner.

Noun

partner m, f (invariable)

  1. partner (all senses)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English partner

Noun

partner m (definite singular partneren, indefinite plural partnere, definite plural partnerne)

  1. a partner

Derived terms

See also

References


Polish

Noun

partner m pers

  1. partner

Declension


Portuguese

Etymology

From English partner, from Old French parçonneour (joint heir).

Noun

partner m f (plural partners)

  1. (dancing) a dance partner

Synonyms


Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pârtner/
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

pȁrtner m (Cyrillic spelling па̏ртнер)

  1. partner

Declension


Swedish

Noun

partner c

  1. a partner

Declension

Usage notes

  • The English plural partners is also used.

Related terms

Synonyms

References