partner

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: part=ner
• COUNT in NET: 6 in 6 verses (in OT : 4 in 4 verses) (in NT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

partner, n. [For parcener, influenced by part.].

•  One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer.  [1913 Webster]

  "My other self, the partner of my life."  [1913 Webster]
•  An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See Partnership.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

Dormant partner, or Silent partner. See under Dormant, a.

Syn. -- Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate.

partner, v. t. 

 To associate, to join.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

partner, n. & v.
--n.
1 a person who shares or takes part with another or others, esp. in a business firm with shared risks and profits.
2 a companion in dancing.
3 a player (esp. one of two) on the same side in a game.
4 either member of a married couple, or of an unmarried couple living together.
--v.tr.
1 be the partner of.
2 associate as partners.

Derivative

partnerless adj.

Etymology

ME, alt. of parcener joint heir, after PART

THESAURUS

partner

a party to, accessory, accompanier, accompanist, accompanyist, accomplice, accumulate, ace, act in concert, act together, affiliate, agglomerate, aggregate, aggroup, ally, alter ego, amalgamate, amass, amigo, assemble, assistant, associate, attendant, band, band together, batch, be in cahoots, be in league, bedfellow, bedmate, better half, birthmate, bosom buddy, bring together, buddy, bulk, bunch, bunch together, bunch up, bunkie, bunkmate, butty, cabal, camarade, cement a union, centralize, chamberfellow, chum, classmate, club, club together, clubmate, clump, cluster, coact, coalesce, cohort, collaborate, collaborator, colleague, collect, colligate, collocate, collude, comate, combine, come together, companion, companion piece, company, compare, compeer, compile, comrade, concert, concord, concur, confederate, confrere, conglomerate, consociate, consolidate, consort, conspire, cooperate, copartner, copemate, copesmate, corral, cotenant, couchmate, couple, cradlemate, crony, cumulate, cupmate, dig up, do business with, draw together, dredge up, drive together, federalize, federate, fellow, fellow student, friend, fuse, gang, gang up, gather, gather in, gather together, general partner, get heads together, get in, get together, girl friend, go in partners, go in partnership, go partners, gossip, group, hang together, harmonize, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, hold together, hook up, hook up with, husband, jailmate, join, join forces, join fortunes with, join in, join together, join up with, join with, juxtapose, keep together, league, league together, lump together, make common cause, make up, marry, mass, match, mate, merge, messmate, mobilize, muster, old crony, organize, pair, pair off, pal, pard, pardner, partaker, participant, participator, party, pewmate, play ball, playfellow, playmate, pull together, put heads together, put together, raise, rake up, rally, reciprocate, roommate, round up, schoolfellow, schoolmate, scrape together, secret partner, shareholder, sharer, shelfmate, shipmate, shopmate, side partner, sidekick, sidekicker, silent partner, sleeping partner, special partner, spouse, stand together, stand up with, tablemate, take up, team up, team up with, team with, teammate, tentmate, throw in together, throw in with, tie in, tie in with, tie up, tie up with, unionize, unite, unite efforts, unite with, watchmate, waymate, wed, whip in, wife, work together, workfellow, yokefellow, yokemate

ROGET THESAURUS

partner

Accompaniment

N accompaniment, adjunct, context, appendage, appurtenance, coexistence, concomitance, company, association, companionship, partnership, copartnership, coefficiency, concomitant, accessory, coefficient, companion, buddy, attendant, fellow, associate, friend, colleague, consort, spouse, mate, partner, co-partner, satellite, hanger on, fellow-traveller, shadow, escort, cortege, attribute, accompanying, concomitant, fellow, twin, joint, associated with, coupled with, accessory, attendant, obbligato, with, withal, together with, along with, in company with, hand in hand, side by side, cheek by jowl, cheek by jole, arm in arm, therewith, herewith, and, together, in a body, collectively, noscitur a sociis, virtutis fortuna comes.

Auxiliary

N auxiliary, recruit, assistant, adjuvant, adjutant, ayudante, coaid, adjunct, help, helper, help mate, helping hand, midwife, colleague, partner, mate, confrere, cooperator, coadjutor, coadjutrix, collaborator, ally, friend, confidant, fidus Achates, pal, buddy, alter ego, confederate, accomplice, complice, accessory, accessory after the fact, particeps criminis, socius criminis, aide-de-camp, secretary, clerk, associate, marshal, right-hand, right-hand man, Friday, girl Friday, man Friday, gopher, gofer, candle- holder, bottle-holder, handmaid, servant, puppet, cat's-paw, jackal, tool, dupe, stooge, ame damnee, satellite, adherent, votary, sectarian, secretary, seconder, backer, upholder, abettor, advocate, partisan, champion, patron, friend at court, mediator, angel (theater, entertainment), friend in need, Jack at a pinch, deus ex machina, guardian angel, tutelary genius.

Participation

N participation, cotenancy, joint tenancy, occupancy in common, possession in common, tenancy in common, joint stock, common stock, co-partnership, partnership, communion, community of possessions, community of goods, communism, socialism, cooperation, snacks, coportion, picnic, hotchpot, co-heirship, co-parceny, co- parcenary, gavelkind, participator, sharer, co-partner, partner, shareholder, co-tenant, joint tenant, tenants in common, co-heir, co-parcener, communist, socialist, partaking, communistic, share and share alike.

Friend

N friend, friend of one's bosom, alter ego, best friend, bosom friend, soulmate, fast friend, amicus, usque ad aras, fidus Achates, persona grata, acquaintance, neighbor, next-door neighbor, casual acquaintance, nodding acquaintance, wellwisher, favorer, fautor, patron, Mecaenas, tutelary saint, good genius, advocate, partisan, sympathizer, ally, friend in need, comrade, mate, companion, familiar, confrere, comrade, camarade, confidante, intimate, old crony, crony, chum, pal, buddy, bosom buddy, playfellow, playmate, childhood friend, bedfellow, bedmate, chamber fellow, associate, colleague, compeer, schoolmate, schoolfellow, classfellow, classman, classmate, roommate, fellow-man, stable companion, best man, maid of honor, matron of honor, compatriot, fellow countryman, countryman, shopmate, fellow-worker, shipmate, messmate, fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion, copartner, partner, senior partner, junior partner, Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Pollux, Nisus and Euryalus, Damon and Pythias, par nobile fratrum, host, Amphitryon, Boniface, guest, visitor, prot_eg_e, amici probantur rebus adversis, ohne bruder kann man leben nicht ohne Freund, best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness, conocidos muchos amigos pocos, friend more divine than all divinities, vida sin amigo muerte sin testigo.

Marriage

N marriage, matrimony, wedlock, union, intermarriage, miscegenation, the bonds of marriage, vinculum matrimonii, nuptial tie, married state, coverture, bed, cohabitation, match, betrothment, wedding, nuptials, Hymen, bridal, espousals, spousals, leading to the altar, nuptial benediction, epithalamium, sealing, torch of Hymen, temple of Hymen, hymeneal altar, honeymoon, bridesmaid, bridesman, best man, bride, bridegroom, married man, married woman, married couple, neogamist, Benedict, partner, spouse, mate, yokemate, husband, man, consort, baron, old man, good man, wife of one's bosom, helpmate, rib, better half, gray mare, old woman, old lady, good wife, goodwife, feme, feme coverte, squaw, lady, matron, matronage, matronhood, man and wife, wedded pair, Darby and Joan, spiritual wife, monogamy, bigamy, digamy, deuterogamy, trigamy, polygamy, mormonism, levirate, spiritual wifery, spiritual wifeism, polyandrism, Turk, bluebeard, unlawful marriage, left-handed marriage, morganatic marriage, ill- assorted marriage, mesalliance, mariage de convenance, marriage broker, matrimonial agency, matrimonial agent, matrimonial bureau, matchmaker, schatchen, married, one, one bone and one flesh, marriageable, nubile, engaged, betrothed, affianced, matrimonial, marital, conjugal, connubial, wedded, nuptial, hymeneal, spousal, bridal, the gray mare the better horse, a world-without-end bargain, marriages are made in Heaven, render me worthy of this noble wife, si qua voles apte nubere nube pari.