- partner
- noun1 in a marriage/relationshipADJECTIVE▪ former, one-time▪ dominant▪
She was the dominant partner in the relationship.
▪ female, male▪ gay, homosexual, lesbian, same-gender (esp. AmE), same-sex▪ heterosexual▪ marital, marriage▪the choice of marriage partner
▪ romantic▪ intimate, sex, sexual▪ committed, steady▪Most of those questioned said they wanted a steady partner for emotional support.
▪ domestic▪The organization offers health benefits to the domestic partners of employees.
▪ unmarried▪Local government workers have been refused pensions for their unmarried partners.
▪ life, long-time▪ casual, multiple partners▪People who have had multiple partners are more at risk from sexually transmitted diseases.
▪ abusive▪reasons for divorce such as having an abusive partner
▪ mating (biology)VERB + PARTNER▪ have▪ seek▪ find▪ marry2 in an activityADJECTIVE▪ bridge, doubles, tennis, etc.▪I need a doubles partner for the table tennis tournament.
▪ climbing, dancing, playing, training, travelling/traveling, writing, etc.▪ conversational▪ sparring (figurative)▪The old political sparring partners are now firm friends.
▪ drinking▪ lab (informal, esp. AmE)▪ long-time▪He penned the script with his long-time writing partner.
▪ former, one-time▪ equal▪They wanted to be seen as equal partners in the creative relationship.
VERB + PARTNER▪ choose, find▪The teacher asked the students to choose a partner for the next activity.
▪ change, switch▪All change partners for the next dance!
3 in businessADJECTIVE▪ full▪He was made a full partner in his father's firm.
▪ equal▪ active, managing▪ general (esp. AmE), limited▪He is a general partner in a consulting firm.
▪She and her husband became limited partners in the team's ownership.
▪ junior, senior▪ business, corporate▪ retail▪AOL remains the company's only online retail partner.
▪ founding▪ silent (AmE), sleeping (BrE)▪The government is technically a silent partner with almost no control over contractor spending.
VERB + PARTNER▪ make sb▪ find, seekPARTNER + NOUN▪ company, institution, organization▪We are working with partner companies on wireless technologies.
PREPOSITION▪ partner in▪He has recently been made a junior partner in the family business.
4 in international relationsADJECTIVE▪ biggest, main, principal▪ foreign▪ alliance, coalition▪ strategic, trading▪France's principal trading partners
PREPOSITION▪ partner in▪Britain's partner in the aeronautic project
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
