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`part·ner
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`NOUN:
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`partnership >
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`1. One that is united or associated with another or others in an
`activity or a sphere of common interest, especially:
`• A member of a business partnership.
`• A spouse.
`• A domestic partner. See Usage Note at domestic partner.
`• Either of two persons dancing together.
`• One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or
`bridge.
`2. Nautical A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship's deck at
`the point where a mast or other structure passes through it. Often
`used in the plural.
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`VERB:
`part·nered, part·ner·ing, part·ners
`VERB:
`tr.
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`1. To make a partner of.
`2. To bring together as partners.
`3. To be the partner of.
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`VERB:
`intr.
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`To work or perform as a partner or partners.
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`ETYMOLOGY:
`Middle English partener, alteration (influenced by part, part), of
`parcener, parcener ; see parcener
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`SYNONYMS:
`partner, colleague, ally, confederate
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`These nouns all denote one who is united or associated with another, as
`in a venture or relationship. A partner participates in a relationship in
`which each member has equal status: a partner in a law firm. A
`colleague is an associate in an occupation or a profession: a colleague
`and fellow professor. An ally is one who associates with another, at
`least temporarily, in a common cause: countries that were allies in
`World War II. A confederate is a member of a confederacy, a league, or
`an alliance or sometimes a collaborator in a suspicious venture:
`confederates in a scheme to oust the chairman.
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