partner
[noun]
Synonyms:
- spouse, consort, husband or wife, mate, significant other (U.S. informal)
- companion, ally, associate, colleague, comrade, helper, mate

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Related Words: assistant, helper, sidekick, bedfellow, buddy, chum, companion, comrade, crony, pal

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English Thesaurus: boyfriend, partner, fiancé, lover, ex, ...

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I. part‧ner¹ S2 W2 AC /ˈpɑːtnə $ ˈpɑːrtnər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: partner, partnership; verb: partner]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: parcener 'heir sharing half', from Old French parçon 'share'; influenced by part]

1. MARRIAGE ETC one of two people who are married, or who live together and have a sexual relationship ⇒ husband, wife:
Discuss your worries with your partner.
Only 29% of lone parents receive financial support from their former partners.
a sexual partner

2. BUSINESS one of the owners of a business:
She’s a partner in a law firm.
The senior partner has retired. ⇒ sleeping partner

3. DANCING/GAMES ETC someone you do a particular activity with, for example dancing or playing a game against two other people:
Clare’s my tennis partner.
Take your partners for the next dance.

4. COUNTRY/ORGANIZATION a country or organization that another country or organization has an agreement with:
Nigeria is our principal trading partner in Africa.
The group is a junior partner (=less important group) in the PLO’s governing coalition.

5. partners in crime two people who have planned and done something together, especially something that slightly annoys other people – used humorously
⇒ sparring partner

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II. partner² verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: partner, partnership; verb: partner]
to be someone’s partner in a dance, game etc:
I used to partner him in tennis matches.

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partner
noun
I. in a marriage/relationship
ADJ. former | dominant She was the dominant partner in the relationship.
female, male | marriage, sexual the choice of marriage partner
VERB + PARTNER have

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partner
II. in an activity
ADJ. bridge, doubles, playing, tennis I need a doubles partner for the table tennis tournament.
dancing | sparring (figurative) The old political sparring partners are now firm friends.
drinking
VERB + PARTNER choose The teacher asked the students to choose a partner for the next activity.
change All change partners for the next dance!

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partner
III. in business
ADJ. full | equal | active, managing | sleeping | junior, senior | business
VERB + PARTNER make sb
PREP. ~ in He has recently been made a junior partner in the family business.

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partner
IV. in international relations
ADJ. biggest, main, principal | foreign | coalition, trading France's principal trading partners
PREP. ~ in Britain's partner in the aeronautic project

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boyfriend a boy or man that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time:
Josh was my first boyfriend.
partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with:
Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the same benefits that married couples get.
Partners are also welcome.
fiancé the man whom a woman is going to marry:
Her fiancé was killed in the war.
lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, without being married to them:
A few nights later, they became lovers.
ex informal a woman’s former husband or boyfriend:
Her ex has caused a lot of trouble for her.
old flame informal someone who was your boyfriend in the past:
In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of her old flames.
man informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend:
She’ll always stand by her man.
sweetheart old-fashioned the person that you love:
They were childhood sweethearts.
beau old-fashioned a woman’s boyfriend or lover - a very old-fashioned use:
Does she have a beau?
toy boy informal humorous a young man who is having a sexual relationship with an older woman:
A woman with a toy boy gets a lot more disapproving looks than a man with a younger woman.
sugar daddy informal an older man who gives a younger woman presents and money in return for their company and often for sex:
I can imagine her cashing checks from some mysterious sugar daddy.
be going out with somebody if you are going out with a boy or man, you have him as your boyfriend:
She’s been going out with Jack for a couple of months.

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girlfriend a girl or woman that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time:
Katherine was his first girlfriend.
partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with:
He brought his partner along to the party.
old flame informal someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past:
I found a love letter from one of his old flames.
mistress a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with even though he is married to someone else. Often used when the man is famous or powerful:
The president had a mistress for many years.
lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, but who you are not married to:
He was going to meet his secret lover.
fiancée the woman who a man is going to marry:
Rod plans to marry his fiancée later this year.
ex informal a man's former wife or girlfriend:
My ex looks after the children on Thursdays.
be going out with somebody if you are going out with a girl or woman, she is your girlfriend:
She's going out with a guy she met at work.

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married having a husband or wife:
How long have you been married?
a married couple
single not married:
Chris is 45 and still single.
single mothers
engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future:
Jane and Pete have just got engaged.
engaged couples
live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married:
More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married.
separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage:
I think Joan and Brian are separated now.
divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage:
My parents got divorced when I was 10.
divorced men
widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died:
He’s a widowed father of two.
husband/wife the man/woman you are married to:
My wife’s a teacher.
partner the person you live with and have a sexual relationship with. Partner is often used when people are not married, or when you do not know if they are married. It is also used when talking about same-sex couples:
He lives with his partner Ruth and their eight-month-old son.
fiancé/fiancée the man/woman you are engaged to:
He and fiancée Wendy Hodgson will marry in July.
divorcee a woman who is divorced:
The Prince announced his intention to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
widow/widower a woman or man whose husband or wife has died:
Imelda Marcos, the widow of the former President
spouse formal your spouse is your husband or wife:
The rule applies to spouses and children of military personnel.
estranged wife/husband formal someone’s estranged husband or wife is one who they do not live with anymore:
She is trying to get her sons back from her estranged husband.
bachelor a man who has never been married:
He’s a confirmed bachelor (=a man who has decided he will never marry).
spinster old-fashioned a woman who has never been married and is no longer young:
The house was owned by an elderly spinster.

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