partner
partner (pärtʹnər) noun
1. One that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest, especially: a. A member of a business partnership. b. A spouse. c. Either of two persons dancing together. d. Sports & Games. One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge.
2. Often partners Nautical. A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship's deck at the point where a mast or other structure passes through it.
verb
partnered, partnering, partners
verb, transitive
1. To make a partner of.
2. To bring together as partners.
3. To be the partner of.
verb, intransitive
To work or perform as a partner.
[Middle English partener, alteration (influenced by part, part), of parcener, parcener. See parcener.]
Synonyms: partner, colleague, ally, confederate. These nouns all denote one who is united or associated with another, as in a venture or relationship. A partner participates in a relationship in which each member has equal status: a partner in a law firm; husbands and wives who are ideal partners. A colleague is an associate in an occupation, such as a profession: a colleague and fellow professor. An ally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily in a common cause: The United States and the Soviet Union were allies in World War II. A confederate is a member of a confederacy, a league, or an alliance; sometimes the term signifies a collaborator in a suspicious venture: The confederates, undefeated, pushed onward. The burglar was caught, but his confederate got away.