partner UK /ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/US /ˈpɑɹt.nɚ/noun 8verb 2forms 3phrases 2 noun8 •a person who shares an activity or an interest with someone else •A member of a business or law partnership. •Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance. •Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis. •A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond. •Either of a pair of people or things that belong together. •A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period. •One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass. verb2 •To join as a partner. •To work or perform as a partner.Tesco has partnered with Direct Rail Services (DRS) to launch a new refrigerated rail freight service from Tilbury to Coatbridge. — 2022 formspartnered · partnering · partners Phrases with partner affair partnerA person with whom one is having an extramarital or unfaithful relationship; the third party in an affair. partner upTo form a partnership; to decide to work together in a duo.