Partner Extra Examples Noun ˈpɑːtnə(R ˈpɑːrtnər Dance/Tennis Teacher

• a dance/tennis partner
• the teacher asked the students to choose a partner for the next activity.
• come to the new year disco and bring your partner!
• this is my partner, mark.

partner

1. a person that you are doing an activity with, such as dancing or playing a game
• SEE ALSO birth partner
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/birth-partner
• a dance/tennis partner
• The teacher asked the students to choose a partner for the next activity.

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• All change partners for the next dance!
• He penned the script with his long-time writing partner.
• I need a doubles partner for the table tennis tournament.
• The old political sparring partners are now firm friends.
2. the person that you are married to or having a sexual relationship with
• SEE ALSO civil partner
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/civil-partner
• Come to the New Year disco and bring your partner!
• This is my partner, Mark.
• a sexual/romantic partner
• a male/female/same-sex partner
• She still hasn't found her perfect partner.

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• a former/potential partner
• Local government workers have been refused pensions for their unmarried partners.
• Most of those questioned said they wanted a steady partner for emotional support.
• People who have had multiple partners are more at risk from sexually transmitted diseases.
• She was the dominant partner in the relationship.
• reasons for divorce such as having an abusive partner
3. one of the people who owns a business and shares the profits, etc.
• SEE ALSO silent partner
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/silent-partner
• a partner in a law firm
• a junior/senior partner
• Maintain good relationships with your customers, employees and business partners.
• He is the founder and managing partner of the gallery.
• William became a full partner in 2017.

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• He has recently been made a junior partner in the family business.
• He is a general partner in a consulting firm.
• He was made a full partner in his father's firm.
• She and her husband became limited partners in the team's ownership.
4. a country or an organization that has an agreement with another country or organization
• a trading partner
• The party was unable to find a coalition partner.
• India remains an important strategic partner for the United States.

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• AOL remains the company's only online retail partner.
• Britain's partner in the aeronautic project
• France's principal trading partners
• We are working with partner companies on wireless technologies.

Word Origin

• Middle English: alteration of parcener ‘partner, joint heir’, from Anglo-Norman French parcener, based on Latin partitio(n-) ‘partition’. The change in the first syllable was due to association with part.