- 1a person that you regularly have friendly arguments or discussions with He was an old political sparring partner of mine.
- 2(in boxing) a person that a boxer regularly practises with
sparring partner
nounBrE BrE//ˈspɑːrɪŋ pɑːtnə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈspɑːrɪŋ pɑːrtnər//
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