partner

v. work as an associate, join as a colleague

n. associate, colleague; spouse

A partner is:a member of a loving couple, often used as a neutral term like significant other, that can apply to unmarried or homosexual couplesa member of a partnershipa participant in a Partner dancea member of a law firm or accounting firm which is formed as a partnership; sometimes senior employees of the firm may have the title "partner" (eg. "salaried partner") to indicate a profit sharing status; salaried partners are distinguished from equity partners, who own the business
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Noun
1. a person's partner in marriage
(synonym) spouse, married person, mate, better half
(hypernym) relative, relation
(hyponym) bigamist
(member-holonym) marriage, married couple, man and wife
2. an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime"
(synonym) collaborator, cooperator, pardner
(hypernym) associate
(hyponym) bridge partner
3. a person who is a member of a partnership
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) copartner
(member-holonym) partnership
Verb
1. provide with a partner
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
2. act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers"
(hypernym) act, move
(derivation) collaborator, cooperator, pardner

n. partner, associate; fellow worker, coemployee, joint worker, colleague; spouse

n. partner, associate, colleague; spouse