name · noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/
Canada, General-American:/ˈpɑɹt.nɚ/
Canada, General-American:[ˈpɑɹʔ.nɚ]
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Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈpɐːt.nə/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈpaːt.nə/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
business partner
dance partner
doubles partner
speaking partner
sex partner
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
A member of a business or law partnership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To join as a partner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To work or perform as a partner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, often
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the musician and the librettist were collaborators
sexual partners
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collaborator, cooperator, pardner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: associate
Narrower terms: bridge partner, dancing partner
13
noun
Meaning 13
a person who is a member of a partnership
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Narrower terms: bigamist, consort, helpmate, helpmeet, husband, hubby, married man, monogamist, monogynist, newlywed, honeymooner, polygamist, wife, married woman
15
verb
Meaning 15
provide with a partner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
16
verb
Meaning 16
act as a partner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Astaire partnered Rogers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
History
Etymology
From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”). Compare also Middle English partifere (“partner”), partifelewe (“partner”). Doublet of parcener.
Across languages
Translations
340 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Arabic:
شَرِيك
(šarīk)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Arabic:
شَرِيكَة
(šarīka)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Arabic:
رَفِيق
(rafīq)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Arabic:
رَفِيقَة
(rafīqa)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Armenian:
գործընկեր
(gorcənker)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Armenian:
գործակից
(gorcakicʻ)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Azerbaijani:
şərik
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Azerbaijani:
ortaq
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Belarusian:
партнёр
(partnjór)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Belarusian:
партнёрка
(partnjórka)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Bengali:
সঙ্গী
(śoṅgi)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Bulgarian:
партньо́р
(partnjór)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Bulgarian:
партньо́рка
(partnjórka)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Bulgarian:
съдру́жник
(sǎdrúžnik)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Bulgarian:
съдру́жничка
(sǎdrúžnička)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Chinese Mandarin:
伙伴
(huǒbàn)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Chinese Mandarin:
搭檔 /搭档
(dādàng, dādǎng)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Ngazidja Comorian:
mshariki
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Czech:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Czech:
partnerka
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Danish:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Dutch:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Esperanto:
partnero
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Estonian:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Finnish:
partneri
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Finnish:
kumppani
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Finnish:
yhteistyökumppani
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
French:
partenaire
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
French:
associé
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Galician:
compañeiro
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Georgian:
პარტნიორი
(ṗarṭniori)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
German:
Partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
German:
Partnerin
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰
(gadaila)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Greek:
σύντροφος
(sýntrofos)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Ancient Greek:
κοινωνός
(koinōnós)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Hebrew:
שֻׁתָּף \ שותף
(shutáf)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Hindi:
साथी
(sāthī)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Hindi:
पार्टनर
(pārṭanar)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Hungarian:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Hungarian:
társ
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Indonesian:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Indonesian:
mitra
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Italian:
socio
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Italian:
socio di affari
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Japanese:
パートナー
(pātonā)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Japanese:
相棒
(aibō)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Japanese:
伴侶
(hanryo)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Japanese:
仲間
(nakama)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Kazakh:
серіктес
(serıktes)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Kazakh:
серік
(serık)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Korean:
파트너
(pateuneo)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Korean:
동반자
(dongbanja)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Korean:
동료
(dongnyo)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Central Kurdish:
ھاوبەش
(hawbeş)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Northern Kurdish:
hevpar
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Northern Kurdish:
hevpişk
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Northern Kurdish:
hevkar
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Kyrgyz:
шерик
(şerik)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Kyrgyz:
партнёр
(partnyor)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Kyrgyz:
өнөк
(önök)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Lao:
ພາຄີ
(phā khī)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Lao:
ພາຄິນີ
(phā khi nī)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Latin:
consors
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Latin:
particeps
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Latvian:
partneris
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Latvian:
partnere
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Lithuanian:
partneris
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Lithuanian:
partnerė
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Macedonian:
па́ртнер
(pártner)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Macedonian:
па́ртнерка
(pártnerka)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Malay:
rakan kongsi
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Malayalam:
പങ്കാളി
(paṅkāḷi)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Māori:
hoa mārena
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Māori:
hoa patui
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Norwegian Bokmål:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Norwegian Nynorsk:
partnar
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Pashto:
شريک
(šarík)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Iranian Persian:
هَنْباز
(hanbâz)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Iranian Persian:
اَنْباز
(anbâz)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Iranian Persian:
شَریک
(šarik)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Iranian Persian:
هَمْکار
(hamkâr)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Iranian Persian:
رَفیق
(rafiġ)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Iranian Persian:
هَمْراه
(hamrâh)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Iranian Persian:
ایرْمان
(irmân)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Plautdietsch:
Poatna
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Polish:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Polish:
partnerka
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Portuguese:
parceiro
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Portuguese:
parceira
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Romanian:
partener
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Romanian:
parteneră
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Russian:
партнёр
(partnjór)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Russian:
партнёрша
(partnjórša)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Russian:
това́рищ
(továrišč)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Russian:
компаньо́н
(kompanʹón)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Russian:
компаньо́нка
(kompanʹónka)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Russian:
напа́рник
(napárnik)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Russian:
напа́рница
(napárnica)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Serbo-Croatian:
па̏ртнер
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Serbo-Croatian:
па̏ртнерица
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Serbo-Croatian:
pȁrtner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Serbo-Croatian:
pȁrtnerica
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Slovak:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Slovak:
partnerka
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Slovene:
družbenik
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Slovene:
družbenica
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Slovene:
družabnik
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Slovene:
družabnica
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Spanish:
compañero
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Spanish:
partenaire
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Spanish:
parcero
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Spanish:
socio
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Spanish:
copartícipe
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Spanish:
compañón
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Spanish:
partner (pártner)
(DPD)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Spanish:
chero
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Swedish:
partner
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Tajik:
шарик
(šarik)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Tajik:
ҳариф
(harif)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Tajik:
ҳамроҳ
(hamroh)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Tajik:
рафиқ
(rafiq)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Tajik:
эрмон
(ermon)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Thai:
หุ้นส่วน
(hûn-sùuan)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Thai:
ภาคี
(paa-kii)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Thai:
ภาคินี
(paa-kí-nii)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Turkish:
ortak
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Turkish:
şerik
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Ottoman Turkish:
اورتاق
(ortak)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Ottoman Turkish:
شریك
(şerik)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Turkmen:
hyzmatdaş
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Turkmen:
işdeş
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Turkmen:
ýoldaş
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Turkmen:
şärik
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Ukrainian:
партне́р
(partnér)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Ukrainian:
партне́рка
(partnérka)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Ukrainian:
компаньйо́н
(kompanʹjón)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Ukrainian:
компаньйо́нка
(kompanʹjónka)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Urdu:
ساتھی
(sāthī)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Urdu:
شَرِیک
(śarīk)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Urdu:
رَفِیق
(rafīq)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Urdu:
آڑی
(āṛī)
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Uzbek:
partnyor
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Uzbek:
sherik
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Vietnamese:
đồng liêu
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Vietnamese:
đồng nghiệp
— someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
Armenian:
գործընկեր
(gorcənker)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Armenian:
մասնակից
(masnakicʻ)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Bulgarian:
партньо́р
(partnjór)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Bulgarian:
партньо́рка
(partnjórka)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Catalan:
soci
— a member of a business or law partnership
Chinese Mandarin:
伙伴
(huǒbàn)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Danish:
partner
— a member of a business or law partnership
Danish:
kompagnon
— a member of a business or law partnership
Dutch:
partner
— a member of a business or law partnership
Finnish:
kumppani
— a member of a business or law partnership
Finnish:
yhtiömies
— a member of a business or law partnership
German:
Gesellschafter
— a member of a business or law partnership
German:
Gesellschafterin
— a member of a business or law partnership
Greek:
συνέταιρος
(synétairos)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Ancient Greek:
μέτοχος
(métokhos)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Indonesian:
mitra
— a member of a business or law partnership
Italian:
associato
— a member of a business or law partnership
Central Kurdish:
ھاوبەش
(hawbeş)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Macedonian:
па́ртнер
(pártner)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Macedonian:
па́ртнерка
(pártnerka)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Macedonian:
о́ртак
(órtak)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Malay:
rakan kongsi
— a member of a business or law partnership
Māori:
hoa pakihi
— a member of a business or law partnership
Māori:
hoa hinonga
— a member of a business or law partnership
Norwegian Bokmål:
partner
— a member of a business or law partnership
Norwegian Nynorsk:
partnar
— a member of a business or law partnership
Polish:
partner
— a member of a business or law partnership
Polish:
partnerka
— a member of a business or law partnership
Portuguese:
parceiro
— a member of a business or law partnership
Portuguese:
sócio
— a member of a business or law partnership
Romanian:
partener
— a member of a business or law partnership
Russian:
партнёр
(partnjór)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Russian:
партнёрша
(partnjórša)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Russian:
това́рищ
(továrišč)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Russian:
компаньо́н
(kompanʹón)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Russian:
компаньо́нка
(kompanʹónka)
— a member of a business or law partnership
Spanish:
socio
— a member of a business or law partnership
Swedish:
kompanjon
— a member of a business or law partnership
Swedish:
partner
— a member of a business or law partnership
Vietnamese:
đối tác
— a member of a business or law partnership
Arabic:
حَبِيب
(ḥabīb)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Arabic:
حَبِيبَة
(ḥabība)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Iraqi Arabic:
صاحب
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Iraqi Arabic:
صاحبة
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Armenian:
ամուսին
(amusin)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Belarusian:
партнёр
(partnjór)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Belarusian:
партнёрка
(partnjórka)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Belarusian:
сужэ́нец
(sužénjec)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Belarusian:
сужэ́нка
(sužénka)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Bulgarian:
партньо́р
(partnjór)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Bulgarian:
партньо́рка
(partnjórka)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Bulgarian:
съпру́г
(sǎprúg)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Bulgarian:
съпру́га
(sǎprúga)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Bulgarian:
полови́нка
(polovinka)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Catalan:
parella
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Catalan:
company
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Catalan:
companya
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Chinese Mandarin:
伴侶 /伴侣
(bànlǚ)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Danish:
partner
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Dutch:
partner
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Esperanto:
koramiko
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Esperanto:
koramikino
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Esperanto:
kunvivanto
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Esperanto:
kunvivantino
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Esperanto:
kunulo
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Finnish:
partneri
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Finnish:
puoliso
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Finnish:
kumppani
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Finnish:
avomies
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
French:
partenaire
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
French:
compagnon
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
French:
compagne
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
French:
conjoint
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
French:
conjointe
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Galician:
compañeiro
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Galician:
compañeira
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
German:
Partner
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
German:
Partnerin
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
German:
Lebensgefährte
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
German:
Lebensgefährtin
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner
Greek:
σύντροφος
(sýntrofos)
— spouse, domestic, or romantic partner