partner : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: partner	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for partner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
partner n a person's partner in marriage [syn: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half] an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" Synonym(s): collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner a person who is a member of a partnership v provide with a partner act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partner \Part"ner\, v. t. To associate, to join. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partner \Part"ner\, n. [For parcener, influenced by part.] 1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. [bd]Partner of his fortune.[b8] --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}, [or] {Silent}, {partner}. See under {Dormant}, a. Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate.