partner

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Etymology 1

Late 13c., from Old French parçonneour (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin partitionem (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”).

Noun

partner (plural partners)

1. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
   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 domestic partner
   3. Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
   4. Either member of a pair in a card game or sports team

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:associate

Translations

someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest

• Arabic: شريك (ar) (šarīk) m
• Bulgarian: партньор (bg) (partnjór) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伙伴 (cmn) (huǒbàn)

• Czech: partner (cs)
• Danish: partner (da)
• Finnish: partneri, kumppani, yhteistyökumppani
• French: partenaire (fr) m, associé (fr) m
• German: Partner (de) m
• Indonesian: partner (id)

• Japanese: パートナー (ja) (pātonā), 相棒 (ja) (aibō), 伴侶 (ja) (hanryo)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: هاوبه‌ش

• Persian: هنباز (fa) (hanbâz), انباز (fa) (anbâz), شریک (fa) (šarik)
• Polish: partner (pl) m, partnerka (pl) f
• Portuguese: parceiro (pt) m, parceira (pt) f
• Romanian: partener (ro) m
• Russian: партнёр (ru) (partnjór) m, партнёрша (ru) (partnjórša) f, товарищ (ru) (továrišč) m, компаньон (ru) (kompan'ón) m, компаньонка (ru) (kompan'ónka) f
• Spanish: compañero (es) m

a member of a business or law partnership

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伙伴 (cmn) (huǒbàn)

• Danish: partner (da), kompagnon (da)
• Finnish: kumppani (fi), yhtiömies (fi)
• Greek: συνέταιρος (el) (synétairos) m and f
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: هاوبه‌ش

• Polish: partner (pl) m, partnerka (pl) f
• Portuguese: parceiro (pt) m, sócio (pt)
• Romanian: partener (ro) m
• Russian: партнёр (ru) (partnjór) m, партнёрша (ru) (partnjórša) f, товарищ (ru) (továrišč) m, компаньон (ru) (kompan'ón) m, компаньонка (ru) (kompan'ónka) f

spouse or domestic partner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伴侶 (cmn), 伴侣 (cmn) (bànlǚ)

• Danish: partner (da)
• Finnish: partneri (fi), puoliso (fi), kumppani (fi), (domestic only) avomies (fi) m
• German: Partner (de) m, Partnerin (de) f
• Greek: σύντροφος (el) (sýntrofos) m and f
• Japanese: 伴侶 (ja) (hanryo)

• Jèrriais: parchonnyi m, parchonniéthe f
• Persian: همبستر (fa) (hambastar)
• Polish: partner (pl) m, partnerka (pl) f
• Portuguese: parceiro (pt) m, parceira (pt) f
• Romanian: partener (ro) m, parteneră (ro) f
• Russian: супруг (ru) (suprúg) m, супруга (ru) (suprúga) f, партнёр (ru) (partnjór) m, партнёрша (ru) (partnjórša) f

dancing partner

• Bulgarian: партньор (bg) (partnjór) m, партньорка (bg) (partnjórka) f
• Danish: partner, kavaler
• Finnish: partneri (fi)
• Greek: παρτενέρ (el) (partenér) m and f
• Manx: co-ghaunseyr (gv) m

• Persian: همرقص (fa) (hamraqs)
• Polish: partner (pl) m, partnerka (pl) f
• Portuguese: parceiro (pt) m, parceira (pt) f
• Romanian: partener (ro) m, parteneră (ro) f
• Russian: партнёр (ru) (partnjór) m, партнёрша (ru) (partnjórša) f

either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)

• Danish: partner, medspiller
• Finnish: pari (fi)
• Greek: συμπαίκτης (el) (sympaíktis) m, συμπαίκτρια (el) (sympaíktria) f
• Japanese: パートナー (ja) (pātonā)
• Persian: یار (fa) (yâr)

• Polish: partner (pl) m, partnerka (pl) f
• Portuguese: parceiro (pt) m, parceira (pt) f
• Romanian: partener (ro) m, parteneră (ro) f
• Russian: партнёр (ru) (partnjór) m, партнёрша (ru) (partnjórša) f

Verb

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

1. to make or be a partner
2. to work or perform as a partner

Translations

To make or be partner

• Danish: slå sig sammen (become partners)
• Persian: انباز شدن (fa) (anbâz šodan)

• Portuguese: associar-se (pt)

To work or perform as partner

• Danish: samarbejde (da)

Descendants

• French: partenaire m and f

Etymology 2

Noun

partner (plural partners)

1. 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.

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Albanian

Noun

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

1. partner

Declension

declension of partner

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	partner	partnerë		partneri	partnerët
accusative (kallëzore)	partner	partnerë		partnerin	partnerët
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	partneri	partnerëve		partnerit	partnerëve
dative (dhanore)	partneri	partnerëve		partnerit	partnerëve
ablative (rrjedhore)	partneri	partnerësh		partnerit	partnerëve

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Czech

Noun

partner m

1. partner

Related terms

• partnerka
• partnerský
• partnerství

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Danish

Etymology

From English partner.

Noun

partner c (singular definite partneren, plural indefinite partnere)

1. partner

Inflection

    Inflection of partner

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	partner	partneren	partnere	partnerne
genitive	partners	partnerens	partneres	partnernes

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Italian

Etymology

From English

Noun

partner m and f (invariable)

1. partner (all senses)

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Polish

Noun

partner m

1. partner

Declension

    declension of partner

	singular	plural
nominative	partner	partnerzy
genitive	partnera	partnerów
dative	partnerowi	partnerom
accusative	partnera	partnerów
instrumental	partnerem	partnerami
locative	partnerze	partnerach
vocative	partnerze	partnerzy

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pârtner/
• Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

pȁrtner m (Cyrillic spelling па̏ртнер)

1. partner

Declension

    declension of partner

	singular	plural
nominative	partner	partneri
genitive	partnera	partnera
dative	partneru	partnerima
accusative	partnera	partnere
vocative	partneru	partneri
locative	partneru	partnerima
instrumental	partnerom	partnerima

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Swedish

Noun

partner c

1. a partner

Declension

Declension of partner

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	partner	partnern	partner	partnerna
genitive	partners	partnerns	partners	partnernas

Usage notes

• The English plural partners is also used.

Related terms

• partnerarbete
• partnerskap
• partnerval

Synonyms

• kompanjon
• medspelare
• moatjé

References

• partner in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)