Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who takes or has a part or share in common with others; a sharer; a participator: usually followed by of or in.
- noun An associate; an accomplice; a partner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who partakes; a sharer; a participator.
- noun obsolete An accomplice; an associate; a partner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun one who
partakes of something
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
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Examples
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But if ever martyr were worthy of being called a partaker of the sufferings of Christ it was surely this girl, free, if ever human creature was, from self-seeking, or thought of reward, or ambitious hope, in whose heart there had never been any motive but the service of God and the deliverance of her country, who had neither looked before nor after, nor put her own interests into consideration in any way.
Jeanne d'Arc Oliphant, Mrs. 1896
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But if ever martyr were worthy of being called a partaker of the sufferings of Christ it was surely this girl, free, if ever human creature was, from self-seeking, or thought of reward, or ambitious hope, in whose heart there had never been any motive but the service of God and the deliverance of her country, who had neither looked before nor after, nor put her own interests into consideration in any way.
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In that same year Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, saw in the dances of the Indians a near and dangerous temptation, for after once being in their Houses, and beholding what their worship was, I durst never be an eye witnesse . . . lest I should have been partaker of Satans inventions and worships, contrary to Ephes.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The partaker stirs it and sips it through a straw or from the glass.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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The partaker stirs it and sips it through a straw or from the glass.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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The partaker stirs it and sips it through a straw or from the glass.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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When the right occasion comes along and that wine is uncorked, it will be the best, most delicious nectar the lucky partaker has ever experienced.
Become Your Own Matchmaker « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting 2009
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The partaker stirs it and sips it through a straw or from the glass.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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The partaker stirs it and sips it through a straw or from the glass.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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The partaker stirs it and sips it through a straw or from the glass.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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