partner : Idioms & Phrases

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bridge partner

  • noun one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game
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conversational partner

  • noun a person who takes part in a conversation
    interlocutor.
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dancing partner

  • noun one of a pair of people who dance together
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domestic partner

  • noun a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
    spousal equivalent; spouse equivalent; significant other.
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Dormant, ∨ Silent, partner

  • . See under Dormant, a.
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Dormant partner

  • (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; called also sleeping ∨ silent partner.
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partner in crime

  • noun someone who assists in a plot
    collaborator; henchman; confederate.
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partner off

  • verb form a pair or pairs
    pair; pair off; couple.
    • The two old friends paired off
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partner relation

  • noun the responsibility of partners to act in one another's best interests
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Silent partner

  • noun a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
    silent partner.
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  • . See Dormant partner, under Dormant.
Webster 1913

Sleeping partner

  • noun a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
    silent partner.
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  • (Com.), a dormant partner. See under Dormant.
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sparring partner

  • noun a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight
    sparring mate.
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Special partner

  • a limited partner; a partner with a limited or restricted responsibility; unknown at common law.
Webster 1913