PARTNER


Meaning of PARTNER in English

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.

Derivatives:

partnerless adj.

Etymology: ME, alt. of parcener joint heir, after PART

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.