partner
- noun
- /ˈpɑrtənər/
- After years together, it feels great to know that my partner truly understands me.
- intimate partner
- intimate partner violence
- marry their partner
It will show you the person that your partner is lingering on.
- It will show you the person that your partner is lingering on.
- But so that's where I met my partner Don Tran, too.
- Why don't narcissist like it when their partner goes to therapy?
- Second question, What did your partner give you for your last birthday?
- Like seeing your ex partner the way your friends saw him.
- So would you go on a second date with your partner, AKA me?
- What's your thoughts on using your partner's toothbrush?
- A woman doesn't want her partner sleeping with somebody else.
- And would you ask your partner, husband to be in the study?
- All that energy people put into changing their partner never works.
- And then third is never let your partner be hungry or cold.
- That he enjoyed watching his partner having sex.
- A client of mine, her her partner was triangulating her.
Examples
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I had a partner once.
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This is my partner, Jerry Eaans.
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If that works for you and your partner, then you won.
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Second question, What did your partner give you for your last birthday?
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No, this is my new partner, Martin.
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Do you have to notify your partner if you become pregnant?
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I'm here with my partner and 9 other people.
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He's been my partner for years.
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A woman doesn't want her partner sleeping with somebody else.
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Again, counseling helped partners understand one another and provided a place where differences could be discussed openly.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
A married woman who is someone's partner
A woman's partner, usually her husband or boyfriend
A man who is in a romantic relationship with someone
A woman someone is dating
A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
A person who is married to someone
A person who is your partner in a close romantic relationship
A person you feel a deep, natural connection with as a close friend or romantic partner
A person you have a long romantic relationship with and often live with
A man who is someone's romantic partner or boyfriend
A person someone is married to or lives with, said in a friendly, joking way
The person someone cares for most and wants to be with
The person you love and share your life with
A person you live with in a long-term romantic relationship but are not married to
A person who helps and supports their partner in life
The best person or thing to be with that helps you
A casual name for a person you date, often a girlfriend
A person you live with and have a long committed relationship like a husband or wife
A person who lives with someone as a couple without being married
A person who lives with a romantic partner without being married
A person who is your romantic partner and close friend
Compounds
A person who gives money to a business but does not help run it or show they are involved
A person you live with in a long-term romantic relationship but are not married to
- Formal
A duty of people in a business together to act honestly and protect each other's interests
How Committed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Partner comes from the old root part which means 'a part' or 'share'. That's why we call a husband, wife, or long-term companion a partner — someone who shares a part of your life.