partner
Noun
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A person's partner in marriage (synset 110660018)
is a type of:
- domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
- relation, relative - a person related by blood or marriage
subtypes:- bigamist - someone who marries one person while already legally married to another
- consort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
- helpmate, helpmeet - a helpful partner
- hubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
- monogamist, monogynist - someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)
- honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently married
- polygamist - someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
- married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest (synset 109954892)
"the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"is a type of: associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavorsubtypes:
- bridge partner - one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game
- dancing partner - one of a pair of people who dance together
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A person who is a member of a partnership (synset 110422162)
subtypes:
- copartner - a joint partner (as in a business enterprise)
- silent partner, sleeping partner - a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
belongs to: partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract
Verb
- Provide with a partner (synset 202337082)
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Act as a partner (synset 202376775)
"Astaire partnered Rogers"
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