partner | |
1. n. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. | |
2. n. A member of a business or law partnership. | |
3. n. A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond. | |
4. n. Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance. | |
5. n. Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis. | |
6. n. (nautical) 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. | |
7. n. (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period. | |
8. v. To make or be a partner. | |
9. v. To work or perform as a partner. | |