counterpart
Either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one anotherEither of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.
» Our sales team is more efficient than their counterparts in other branches.
Meaning
5 sensesEither of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.
Near-synonyms: complement, mate
Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.
Gegenstück, Pendant
двойни́кdvojník
A duplicate of a legal document.
Duplikat, Kopie
дублика́тdublikát, ко́пияkópija
a duplicate copy
One who or that which resembles another.
Ebenbild
двойни́кdvojník, ко́пияkópija, ана́логanálog
One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
Near-synonyms: (each contextually synonymous) opposite number, counterparty, opponent, homolog, homotype, equivalent, partner, vis-à-vis
Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.
Gegenüber
ана́логanálog, колле́гаkolléga, контраге́нтkontragént
Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
Examples
15 sentencesOur sales team is more efficient than their counterparts in other branches.
I tried to close the discussions at noon, but my counterpart would not stop talking.
Over time, itinerant groups often develop their own language and culture distinct from their settled counterparts.
Like their counterparts on land, autonomous ships are emerging as a new way to traverse the world’s oceans.
African elephants are bigger than their Asian counterparts.
ruАфриканские слоны больше своих азиатских собратьев.
deAfrikanische Elefanten sind größer als ihre asiatischen Artgenossen.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 4
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Origin
From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalenFrom Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).
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Forms
plural: counterparts| Singular | counterpart |
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regular
Synonyms
15 synonyms- a duplicate copy:similitudetwin
- a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another:opposite numbervis-a-vis