- Dormant partner
- Partner Part"ner (p[aum]rt"n[~e]r), n. [For parcener,
influenced by part.]
1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;
an associate; a sharer. ``Partner of his fortune.''
--Shak. Hence:
(a) A husband or a wife.
(b) Either one of a couple who dance together.
(c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the
management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.
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My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See {Partnership}. [1913 Webster]
3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like. [1913 Webster]
{Dormant partner}, or {Silent partner}. See under {Dormant}, a. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.