partner

partner

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English

Etymology

From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”). Compare also Middle English partifere (“partner”), partifelewe (“partner”). Doublet of parcener.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːtnə(ɹ)/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹtnɚ/, [ˈpɑɹʔnɚ]
  • (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpɐːtnə/
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

partner (plural partners)

  1. Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
  2. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
    business partner
    dance partner
    doubles partner
    speaking partner
    sex partner
    1. A member of a business or law partnership.
      • 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
        He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
    2. A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
    3. Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
    4. Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
  3. (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
  4. (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:associate
  • See also Thesaurus:spouse

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Verb

partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)

  1. (transitive) To join as a partner.
  2. (intransitive, often with with) To work or perform as a partner.

Descendants

  • ⇒ Cantonese: part (paat1)

Translations

References

  • “partner”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • Parrent

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Noun

partner m (plural partnerë, definite partneri, definite plural partnerët)

  1. partner

Declension

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpartnɛr]

Noun

partner m anim (female equivalent partnerka)

  1. partner

Declension

Related terms

  • See part

Further reading

  • “partner”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “partner”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “partner”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology

From English partner.

Noun

partner c (singular definite partneren, plural indefinite partnere)

  1. partner

Inflection

References

  • “partner” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrt.nər/
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

partner m (plural partners, diminutive partnertje n)

  1. partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual companion
    Mijn partner en ik zijn al tien jaar samen. ― My partner and I have been together for ten years.
    Ze zocht naar een geschikte partner om mee te settelen. ― She was looking for a suitable love interest to settle down with.
  2. partner, companion (someone whom one engages in business)
    Synonyms: deelgenoot, genoot, vennoot, maat, compagnon, zakenpartner
    In zaken is het belangrijk om een betrouwbare partner te hebben. ― In business, it's important to have a reliable partner.
    Hij werd mijn partnertje in ons kleine startup-avontuur. ― He became my little business companion in our small startup adventure.

Derived terms

French

Noun

partner m or f by sense (plural partners)

  1. (obsolete, except for in Quebec) partner

Further reading

  • “partner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

From English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɒrtnɛr]
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Noun

partner (plural partnerek)

  1. partner

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • partner in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpart.ner/
  • Rhymes: -artner
  • Hyphenation: pàrt‧ner

Noun

partner m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. partner (all senses)

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

  • pardner, partnah

Etymology

From English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑːdna/
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

partner (plural partner dem, quantified partner)

  1. partner
    A just me and mi partner 'Dread' know how fi entertain di people. ― Only my partner, 'Dread', and I know how to entertain the people.
  2. (financial): An informal saving scheme.

See also

  • throw partner

Further reading

  • Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 430

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English partner.

Noun

partner m (definite singular partneren, indefinite plural partnere, definite plural partnerne)

  1. a partner

Derived terms

  • partnerskap

See also

  • partnar (Nynorsk)

References

  • “partner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “partner” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

partner m (definite singular partneren, indefinite plural partnerar, definite plural partnerane)

  1. (pre-1991) alternative form of partnar

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner, from Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”), from parçon (“partition”), from Latin partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (“portion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpar.tnɛr/
  • Rhymes: -artnɛr
  • Syllabification: par‧tner

Noun

partner m pers (female equivalent partnerka)

  1. partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest)
  2. partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner)
  3. equal (someone of equal status to others)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • partner in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • partner in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English partner, from Old French parçonneour (“joint heir”).

Pronunciation

Noun

partner m or f by sense (plural partneres)

  1. (dance) a dance partner
    Synonym: par

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pârtner/
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

pȁrtner m (Cyrillic spelling па̏ртнер)

  1. partner

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Noun

partner c

  1. partner
    Synonyms: kompanjon, medspelare, moatjé

Usage notes

  • The English plural partners is also used.

Declension

Related terms

References

  • partner in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Turkish

Etymology

From French partenaire, from English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾt.nɛɾ/

Noun

partner (definite accusative partneri, plural partnerler)

  1. partner

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpartnɛr/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpartnar/
  • Rhymes: -artnɛr

Noun

partner m (plural partneriaid or partners)

  1. partner
    Coordinate term: partneres

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “partner”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from English parter.

Noun

partner c (plural partners)

  1. partner

Derived terms

  • partnerskip

Further reading

  • “partner”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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