noun

partners

Translation

partners, associates, collaborators, spouses

They are business partners.

We are partners in crime.

The two dancers were perfect partners.

((sb.))'s ((partner)) someone's partner My business partner is very reliable.

((partners)) ((in sth.)) partners in something They are partners in a law firm.

Synonyms: associates, colleagues, collaborators; Antonyms: rivals, opponents

From Old French 'parçener' (to divide), from 'part'. A partner is someone with whom you share a 'part' of something.

Think of 'part-ners' as people who take 'part' in an activity together.