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Partner

partner

noun PART-ner Less Common

Origin: from English 'partner'

Usage Note

Partner covers business associates, sports doubles, and romantic partners alike, which makes it usefully neutral about a couple's status. The female form is Partnerin, and the masculine plural Partner is unchanged.

Examples

"Mein Partner kommt später."

Natural Translation

My partner is coming later.

Literal Translation

My partner comes later.

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