sparring partner

An individual with whom one enjoys arguing, as in Jim's my best sparring partner. This expression alludes to boxing, where since about 1900 it has denoted the person one practices or trains with. [Mid-1900s] Also see spar with.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Udo (1)	OO-do	German
Ottokar	-	German
Sithembile	-	Southern African, Zulu
Beatriz	be-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Claud	[klɔ:d]
'Aviyah	-	Biblical Hebrew