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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080501125819
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001294575-08-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080430
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080501

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NESTOR PARTNERS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000888471
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [6221]
		IRS NUMBER:				222149317
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MILLBURN RIDGEFIELD
		STREET 2:		441 W PUTNAM AVE
		CITY:			GREENWICH
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06830
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2036257554

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MILLBURN RIDGEFIELD
		STREET 2:		411 W PUTNAM AVE
		CITY:			GREENWICH
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06830

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Crapple George E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001294575

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-50725
		FILM NUMBER:		08793568

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-332-7300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O THE MILLBURN CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 11TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-04-30</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000888471</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NESTOR PARTNERS</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>None</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001294575</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Crapple George E</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE MILLBURN CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 11TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10020</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks Below</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Limited Partnership Interests</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-04-30</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>525000</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <valueOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5197087</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </valueOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Interests in Nestor Partners are not unitized or divided into shares and cannot be expressed in terms of a number of shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This amount includes direct ownership in the amount of $34,287 and the remainder of this amount is owned indirectly in the capacities indicated below.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Indirect ownership includes Interests in Nestor Partners owned indirectly as Trustee for Beker Family 1993 Trust, by self through The Millburn Corporation Profit Sharing and 401(k) Savings Plan and by Mr. Crapple's spouse.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Mr. Crapple serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of Millburn Ridgefield Corporation, the general partner of the Issuer.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>George E Crapple</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-05-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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