PARDNER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pardner mean? 

• PARDNER (noun)
  The noun PARDNER has 1 sense:

1. an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

  Familiarity information: PARDNER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARDNER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

collaborator; cooperator; pardner; partner

Context example:

sexual partners

Hypernyms ("pardner" is a kind of...):

associate (a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pardner"):

bridge partner (one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game)

dancing partner (one of a pair of people who dance together)

 Context examples 

"I now propose a toast, as my 'friend and pardner, Sairy Gamp', says. Fun forever, and no grubbing!" cried Jo, rising, glass in hand, as the lemonade went round.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)