Crossword clues for sparring partner
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
sparring partner
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Doubt acts as a sparring partner both to truth and error.
▪ Hollins will be keeping his eye on Councilman Keith Beier, his ideological nemesis and verbal sparring partner on the council dais.
▪ The most telling exchanges came between Sir Lewis and his long-time sparring partner, shareholder James Middlemass.
WordNet
sparring partner
n. a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight [syn: sparring mate]