n.
Pronunciation: ' pärt-n ə r also ' pärd-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English partener, alteration of parcener, from Anglo-French, coparcener ― more at PARCENER
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : one that shares : PARTAKER
2 a : one associated with another especially in an action : ASSOCIATE , COLLEAGUE b : either of two persons who dance together c : one of two or more persons who play together in a game against an opposing side d : a person with whom one shares an intimate relationship : one member of a couple
3 : a member of a partnership especially in a business also : such membership
4 : one of the heavy timbers that strengthen a ship's deck to support a mast ― usually used in plural
– part · ner · less \ -l ə s \ adjective