partner en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpaːt.nə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɐːt.nə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- [ˈpɑɹʔ.nɚ] (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈpɑɹt.nɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
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.
Meanings
- Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
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Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
speaking partner
doubles partner
business partner
dance partner
sex partner
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Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. ▸ 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
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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.
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:
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Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. ▸ 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 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.
- (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| partners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nominal partner · trading partner · partner dance · sleeping partner · expartner · de facto partner · demand partner · partnerless · implementing partner · life partner · partner up · cyberpartner · nonpartner · copartner · civil partner · superpartner · multi-partner · quasi partner · accountability partner · sexual partner · antipartner · domestic partner · partnership · ex-partner · partnerdom · subpartner · bedpartner · heteropartner · interpartner · partner IVF · strike partner · hitting partner · partner in crime · conversational partner · silent partner · intimate partner violence · affair partner · trophy partner · partnerly · sex partner · business partner · partnerial · romantic partner · First Partner
Descendants
partner · páirtnéir · partner · partner · па̏ртнер · Partner · partner · pȁrtner · partner · پارتنر · partner · partner · パートナー · 파트너 · partner · partner · partner · partner · partenaire
Translations (332)
sh pȁrtner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · tr ortak (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · be партнёр (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · he בֶּן זוּג \ בת זוג (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fa-ira پارتنر (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ckb ھاوبەش (a member of a business or law partnership) · lo ຄູ່ (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · de Partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nl medespeler (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · pt parceiro (dancing partner) · ky өнөк (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ca soci (a member of a business or law partnership) · la consors (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ur آڑی (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fa-ira هَمْکار (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nrf parchonnyi (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ota شریك (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · kmr hevpar (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · sv partner (dancing partner) · el σύντροφος (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nn partnar (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · pl partnerka (a member of a business or law partnership) · da partner (a member of a business or law partnership) · qu yana (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · uk партне́рка (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · tr şerik (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · de Partner (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · es partenaire (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · cmn 伙伴 (a member of a business or law partnership) · th คู่ (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · pt parceira (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nn partnar (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · fa-ira ایرْمان (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · lv partnere (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · cmn 搭檔 /搭档 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ro parteneră (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · be сужэ́нка (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · pl partnerka (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · da partner (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · zdj mshariki (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nb partner (dancing partner) · fa-ira هَمْرَقْص (dancing partner) · sv partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · th ภาคินี (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · da kavaler (dancing partner) · sv äkta hälft (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ky шерик (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · lo ພາຄີ (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · sv partner (a member of a business or law partnership) · ru партнёр (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ro parteneră (dancing partner) · sh па̏ртнер (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · el συμπαίκτρια (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · ru компаньо́н (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · es parejo (dancing partner) · nb partner (a member of a business or law partnership) · de Lebensgefährte (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · he שֻׁתָּף \ שותף (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · es socio (a member of a business or law partnership) · id mitra (a member of a business or law partnership) · de Gesellschafter (a member of a business or law partnership) · id partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ru партнёрша (a member of a business or law partnership) · az şərik (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fi avomies (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ru компаньо́н (a member of a business or law partnership) · fa-ira هَنْباز (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · da medspiller (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · ko 반려자 (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · th ภาคี (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ms pasangan (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fr partenaire (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · de Partnerin (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · it associato (a member of a business or law partnership) · uk супру́га (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · pl partner (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · el συνέταιρος (a member of a business or law partnership) · fi yhtiömies (a member of a business or law partnership) · mi hoa mārena (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fi avovaimo (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · bg полови́нка (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · mk со́пруг (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · mk па́ртнерка (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · az ortaq (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · hy գործակից (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ur شَرِیک (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bg партньо́р (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · grc μέτοχος (a member of a business or law partnership) · sl družbenica (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nl partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ro parteneră (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · ar شَرِيكَة (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ru супру́га (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · mi hoa pakihi (a member of a business or law partnership) · be партнёр (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · el σύντροφος (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ml പങ്കാളി (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · tg ҳариф (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · uk компаньйо́н (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · pl partner (a member of a business or law partnership) · fr compagnon (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · tk şärik (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · es partner (pártner) (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ar حَبِيب (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fa-ira شَریک (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · be партнёрка (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fi avopuoliso (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fi partneri (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · uz sherik (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · vi đối tác (a member of a business or law partnership) · fi kumppani (a member of a business or law partnership) · fa-ira یار (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · sv partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ms rakan kongsi (a member of a business or law partnership) · uk партне́рка (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · mk па́ртнерка (a member of a business or law partnership) · ro partener (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ar رَفِيقَة (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · tk hyzmatdaş (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ko 파트너 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · la particeps (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · pt parceiro (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ru напа́рница (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · acm صاحبة (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · uk партне́р (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · nb samboer (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fa-ira هَمْراه (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fi puoliso (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · hu partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · mk па́ртнер (dancing partner) · ru компаньо́нка (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · lv partneris (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · pdt Poatna (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ja 伴侶 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · eo kunulo (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · hy գործընկեր (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ko 동료 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · sk partnerka (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bg съпру́г (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · da partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ar رَفِيق (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · pl partnerka (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · mk па́ртнер (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · vi đồng liêu (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · eo kunvivanto (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ro partener (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · hy մասնակից (a member of a business or law partnership) · lt partneris (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nrf parchonniéthe (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ru партнёрша (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · tg эрмон (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · cmn 伴侶 /伴侣 (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ro partener (a member of a business or law partnership) · he בֶּן זוּג (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fi kumppani (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · pl partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ota اورتاق (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · gl compañeira (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ga páirtnéir (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fi kumppani (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ru това́рищ (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · da kompagnon (a member of a business or law partnership) · nn partnar (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ka პარტნიორი (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · it convivente (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · es socio (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bg партньо́р (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fi pari (dancing partner) · grc κοινωνός (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · de Partnerin (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ru компаньо́нка (a member of a business or law partnership) · ru партнёрша (dancing partner) · lo ພາຄິນີ (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nn partnar (a member of a business or law partnership) · ja 相棒 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · id mitra (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · tg ҳамроҳ (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · kmr hevkar (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bg партньо́р (a member of a business or law partnership) · hi साथी (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fi tanssipari (dancing partner) · mk па́ртнерка (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · da partner (dancing partner) · fi pari (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · eo kunvivantino (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ar حَبِيبَة (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · de Partner (dancing partner) · ko 동반자 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ko 애인 (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ru супру́г (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · de Partnerin (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ja パートナー (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · it compagno (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ps شريک (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · gv co-ghaunseyr (dancing partner) · uz partnyor (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · tg шарик (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nl partner (a member of a business or law partnership) · de Partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · lt partnerė (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fr associé (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ja 伴侶 (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · nb partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · mk па́ртнер (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fa-ira رَفیق (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · es pareja (dancing partner) · ms regu (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · ja 仲間 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · uk компаньйо́нка (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · sl družbenik (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fr conjointe (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · mi hoa kanikani (dancing partner) · fi partneri (dancing partner) · ru партнёрша (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fr compagne (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ro partener (dancing partner) · ro parteneră (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · es compañón (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ro partener (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · de Lebensgefährtin (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · mk со́пруга (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · fi yhteistyökumppani (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · es compañero (dancing partner) · fa-ira اَنْباز (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · sh па̏ртнерица (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bg партньо́р (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · be сужэ́нец (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · es parcero (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · de Partnerin (dancing partner) · sk partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bg партньо́рка (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · pl partnerka (dancing partner) · et partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · es pareja (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · bg партньо́рка (a member of a business or law partnership) · cs partnerka (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · cs partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · mi hoa patui (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · sl družabnik (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ru напа́рник (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ml പങ്കാളി (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · cmn 伙伴 (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nl partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · sv kompanjon (a member of a business or law partnership) · da partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · mk о́ртак (a member of a business or law partnership) · ca company (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · mi hoa hinonga (a member of a business or law partnership) · ru партнёр (dancing partner) · pt parceiro (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · kmr hevpişk (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · eo partnero (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · pt parceira (dancing partner) · pt parceira (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ru партнёр (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · sl družabnica (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fr conjoint (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · sq partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · hu társ (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nb partner (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · es compañera (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · el συμπαίκτης (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · hy զուգընկերուհի (dancing partner) · hi पार्टनर (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ur رَفِیق (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bg съпру́га (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · kk серіктес (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ckb ھاوبەش (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ru партнёрша (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · bg партньо́рка (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · pt parceiro (a member of a business or law partnership) · tk ýoldaş (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · eo koramikino (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · es chero (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fi partneri (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · es compañera (dancing partner) · bg партньо́рка (dancing partner) · tk işdeş (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · el παρτενέρ (dancing partner) · mk па́ртнер (a member of a business or law partnership) · gl compañeiro (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · it socio di affari (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · eo koramiko (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ja パートナー (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bn সঙ্গী (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fa-ira هَمْبَسْتَر (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · bg партньо́рка (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ky партнёр (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · kk серік (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ru партнёр (a member of a business or law partnership) · pt parceiro (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · ar شَرِيك (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · acm صاحب (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · th หุ้นส่วน (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · pl partner (dancing partner) · ru това́рищ (a member of a business or law partnership) · nb partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · ru партнёр (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · ca companya (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · be партнёрка (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · sh pȁrtnerica (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · bg съдру́жничка (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · mk па́ртнерка (dancing partner) · gl compañeiro (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · hy գործընկեր (a member of a business or law partnership) · pt parceira (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) · de Gesellschafterin (a member of a business or law partnership) · bg съдру́жник (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ja 恋人 (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · pt sócio (a member of a business or law partnership) · pl partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · hy ամուսին (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · it compagna (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · mi hoa mārena (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · uk супру́г (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · es copartícipe (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · pl partnerka (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ur ساتھی (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · it socio (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · fr partenaire (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · eo kundancantino (dancing partner) · uk партне́р (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · es compañero (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · bg партньо́р (dancing partner) · hy զուգընկեր (dancing partner) · tg рафиқ (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ms rakan kongsi (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · ca parella (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) · es compañero (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) · nn partnar (dancing partner) · vi đồng nghiệp (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest)