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Spielpartner

playing partner / game partner

noun SHPEEL-part-ner Rare
Arts & Culture Games

Also means

sparring partner

Usage Note

Spielpartner is a person you play a game with, whether sport or board game. The feminine form is Spielpartnerin. In golf, Spielpartner refers to a fellow group member. In fencing and martial arts it can mean a sparring partner. Keinen Spielpartner finden (find no playing partner) is a common lament in solo-oriented games.

Examples

"Da ihr Spielpartner krank wurde, suchte sie kurzfristig jemand anderen zum Schachspielen."

Natural Translation

Since her playing partner fell ill, she looked at short notice for someone else to play chess with.

Literal Translation

Since her game-partner ill became, searched she at short notice someone other for chess-playing.

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