Partner vs Participant - What's the difference?
partner | participant | Related terms |
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
# A member of a business or law partnership
#* 1668 July 3, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683),
# A spouse or domestic partner
# Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
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(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
(Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
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** Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;
As nouns the difference between partner and participant
is that partner is someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest while participant is one who participates.As a verb partner
is to make or be a partner.As an adjective participant is
sharing; participating; having a share of part.partner
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Noun
(en noun)page 548:
- He Su?pends on the?e Rea?ons, that Thomas Rue'' had granted a general Di?charge to ''Adam Mu?het'', who was his Conjunct, and ''correus debendi'', after the alleadged Service, which Di?charged ''Mu?het'', and con?equently ''Houstoun his Partner .
- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
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* French: partenaire (g) 1000 English basic words ----participant
English
Synonyms
* partaker, participatorAdjective
(-)History of the Reign of King Henry VII