Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A partner, companion, or friend.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dialectal pronunciation of partner.
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- noun A
friend orcompanion . (Used primarily in direct address to the same.) - noun A
partner .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But my pardner is the real meat with boats, and when he says yourn ain't safe I reckon he knows what he's talkin 'about.
THE MEAT 2010
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But my pardner is the real meat with boats, and when he says yourn ain't safe I reckon he knows what he's talkin 'about.
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One example of clearly saying "Whoa, hang on there, pardner" is Jesse Wendel's post at Group News Blog Not Everything Is A Republican Conspiracy.
BREAKING OUT THE PINESOL Maggie Jochild 2007
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'You and your pardner are the only two men I have that is worth a damn.'
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 Work Projects Administration
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His pardner is a white man, an 'about as likely a lookin' lad as I've seen.
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Any way, McArthur was her "pardner," and it was enough that he should know.
'Me--Smith' Caroline Lockhart 1916
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Then all thought of quitting would vanish, and back he would go to the shack, to be rewarded by a wonderful look of dog-like gratitude that would shine in Snooks 'festered eyes, replacing the haunting fear that always lurked there whenever the boy remained outside any length of time – the fear that Con, too, had gone, as had his "pardner," leaving him forever alone.
The Shagganappi 1913
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Then all thought of quitting would vanish, and back he would go to the shack, to be rewarded by a wonderful look of dog-like gratitude that would shine in Snooks 'festered eyes, replacing the haunting fear that always lurked there whenever the boy remained outside any length of time -- the fear that Con, too, had gone, as had his "pardner," leaving him forever alone.
The Shagganappi E. Pauline Johnson 1887
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But he would be their "pardner" and stirrup-brother, foot to foot.
Heart of the West [Annotated] O. Henry 1886
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And so true it is that love in either sect will rise up above naggin ', or any other kind of pardner meanness.
Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands Marietta Holley 1881
sionnach commented on the word pardner
The only permissible locution when greeting one's pardner is "Howdy, pardner!".
See also Bacchus and his pards (teehee!)
July 21, 2009