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partner
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[ noun ] a person's partner in marriage
Synonyms Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)The two in the bed knew each other as old people know the partners with whom they have shared the same bed for many years , and they needed to say no_more . Related terms relative significant_other wife husband polygamist consort bigamist monogamist newlywed helpmate marriage |
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[ noun ] an associate who works with others toward a common goal
Synonyms Examples "partners in crime" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Do patriots everywhere know enough about how the persecution of the Jews in Germany and later in the occupied countries contributed to terrorizing the populations , splitting apart individuals and groups , arousing the meanest and most dishonest impulses , pulverizing trust and personal dignity , and finally forcing people to follow their masters into the abyss by making them partners in unspeakable crimes ? (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)Youngish man on_the_make , Madden labeled him , and was ready to guess that in a correct , not too pushing fashion , the junior partner of the firm had political ambitions ; that Mrs._Garth would be impeccably suitable as the wife of a rising young lawyer ; that there were three children , two boys and a girl ; that she was active in the Woman 's Club and he in Lions , Rotary , and Jaycee ; and finally , that neither of them had harbored an unorthodox opinion since their wedding_day . (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)ZING was the creation of two men , Louis_Thor and Bill_Blake , partners in ZING ! Present at the scene - in_addition to the dead man , who was indeed Louis_Thor - had been Thor 's partner Bill_Blake , and Antony_Rose , an advertising_agency executive who handled the ZING account . Related terms associate bridge_partner silent_partner dancing_partner copartner |
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[ verb ] provide with a partner
Used in print (Anne McCaffrey, "The Ship Who Sang," 7th...)For Helva was destined to be the `` brain '' half of a scout ship , partnered with a man or a woman , whichever she chose , as the mobile half . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) a person who is a member of a partnership
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