Meaning & use
Pardner
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An informal, dialectal pronunciation of 'partner,' often associated with old Western or rural American speech.
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"Much obliged, pardner," the cowboy said, tipping his hat.
The two ranchers had been pardners for over twenty years.
A note on using this word
Popularized by Western films and folk speech, 'pardner' reflects a regional pronunciation rather than a separate word.
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