partner

[ pahrt-ner ]
/ ˈpɑrt nər /

noun

verb (used with object)

to associate as a partner or partners with.
to serve as the partner of.

Origin of partner

1250–1300; Middle English partener, alteration of parcener by association with part

SYNONYMS FOR partner

1 colleague, accessory, accomplice.

OTHER WORDS FROM partner

part·ner·less, adjective non·part·ner, noun un·der·part·ner, noun

Words nearby partner

partition line, partitive, partizan, partlet, partly, partner, partners, partners' desk, partnership, partnerships for peace, parton

British Dictionary definitions for non-partner

partner
/ (ˈpɑːtnə) /

noun

an ally or companion a partner in crime
a member of a partnership
one of a pair of dancers or players on the same side in a game my bridge partner
either member of a couple in a relationship

verb

to be or cause to be a partner (of)

Derived forms of partner

partnerless, adjective

Word Origin for partner

C14: variant (influenced by part) of parcener