Partner — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person's partner in marriage

an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːɹtnɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɑːtnə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɑːtnə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːɹtnɚ/.

Examples

the musician and the librettist were collaborators
sexual partners
Astaire partnered Rogers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spouse mate collaborator married person pardner better half cooperator

Parts of Speech

noun	a person's partner in marriage
noun	an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest “the musician and the librettist were collaborators”
noun	a person who is a member of a partnership
verb	provide with a partner
verb	act as a partner “Astaire partnered Rogers”

Word Forms

spousal	adjective	relating to a spouse
mate	verb	engage in sexual intercourse
collaborate	verb	work together on a common enterprise of project
cooperate	verb	work together on a common enterprise of project
partnership	noun	the members of a business venture created by contract
partner	verb	act as a partner
partner	noun	an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

partenaire

le partenaire d'une personne dans le mariage

🇪🇸Spanish

pareja

la pareja de una persona en el matrimonio

🇵🇹Portuguese

parceiro

parceiro de uma pessoa no casamento

🇷🇺Russian

партнер

партнер человека в браке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साथी

विवाह में किसी व्यक्ति का साथी

🇧🇩Bengali

অংশীদার

বিবাহে একজন ব্যক্তির সঙ্গী

🇮🇳Tamil

பங்குதாரர்

திருமணத்தில் ஒரு நபரின் பங்குதாரர்

🇮🇳Telugu

భాగస్వామి

వివాహంలో ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క భాగస్వామి

🇮🇳Marathi

भागीदार

विवाहातील व्यक्तीचा जोडीदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગીદાર

લગ્નમાં વ્યક્તિનો જીવનસાથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಲುದಾರ

ಮದುವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಪಾಲುದಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പങ്കാളി

വിവാഹത്തിൽ ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ പങ്കാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਥੀ

ਵਿਆਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਸਾਥੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساتھی

شادی میں ایک شخص کا ساتھی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伙伴

一个人的婚姻伴侣

🇯🇵Japanese

パートナー

人の結婚相手

🇰🇷Korean

파트너

개인의 결혼 파트너

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cộng sự

đối tác của một người trong hôn nhân

🇹🇭Thai

พันธมิตร

คู่ครองของบุคคลในการแต่งงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mitra

pasangan seseorang dalam pernikahan

🇲🇾Malay

pasangan

pasangan seseorang dalam perkahwinan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شريك

شريك الشخص في الزواج

🇮🇷Persian

شریک

شریک یک فرد در ازدواج

🇹🇷Turkish

ortak

kişinin evlilikteki ortağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוּתָף

שותפו של אדם לנישואין

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The primary meaning of 'partner' is 'a person's partner in marriage'.

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In which domain is the word 'partner' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'partner' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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