partnernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɑːt.nər/us/ˈpɑːrt.nɚ/a person or organization you are closely involved with in some way:
B2 one of the owners of a company:
B1 the person you are married to or living with as if married to them, or the person you are having a sexual relationship with:
A2 one of a pair of dancers or one of a pair who are playing a sport or a game together, especially when the pair are playing as a team
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- Her on-screen husband is also her partner in real life.
- Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners.
- The diamond thief double-crossed his partners and gave them only worthless fake jewels.
- The two countries have become close trading partners.
- The company has severed its relationship with its previous partners.
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Helpers and accomplices
- a tower of strength idiom
- abet
- accessory
- accomplice
- acolyte
- Asst
- buddy
- collaborator
- confederate
- enabler
- help
- life-saver
- man Friday
- mate
- moll
- right-hand man
- second 1
- support group
- support network
- tower
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partnerverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈpɑːt.nər/us/ˈpɑːrt.nɚ/to act as someone's partner in a sport, game, dance, or activity, or to choose someone to do this:
to join with another person or organization in a business activity:
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Dance & choreography
- arabesque
- ballerina
- ballet
- ballet shoe
- ballroom dancing
- ceilidh
- corps de ballet
- dance
- dance studio
- dancer
- fandango
- flamenco
- mosh
- pirouette
- pointes
- polka
- prima ballerina
- quickstep
- waltz
- war dance
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