| NOUN | person | partner, spouse, married person, mate, better half | a person's partner in marriage |
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| person | partner, collaborator, cooperator, pardner | an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest | |
| person | partner | a person who is a member of a partnership | |
| VERB | possession | partner | provide with a partner |
| social | partner | act as a partner |
| Sounds | paa'rtner | |
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| Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... | |
| Meaning | A person's partner in marriage. | |
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| Synonyms | spouse, married person, mate, better half | |
| Member of | marriage, married couple, man and wife | Two people who are married to each other |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| husband, hubby, married man | A married man | |
| monogamist, monogynist | someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time / time) | |
| newlywed, honeymooner | someone recently married | |
| polygamist | someone who is married to two or more people at the same time | |
| wife, married woman | A married woman | |
| Broader | 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 |
| relative, relation | A person related by blood or marriage | |
| Spanish | consorte, cónyuge, esposa, esposo | |
| Catalan | cònjuge, consort, esposa, espòs | |
| Meaning | An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest. | |
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| Example | "sexual partners" | |
| Synonyms | collaborator, cooperator, pardner | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | associate | A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor |
| Spanish | compañero, socio | |
| Catalan | col·laborador | |
| Nouns | partnership | a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits / profits or losses |
| partnership | the members of a business venture created by contract | |
| Verbs | partner | act as a partner |
| Meaning | A person who is a member of a partnership. | |
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| Member of | partnership | The members of a business venture created by contract |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | colaborador, cooperador, copartícipe, socio | |
| Catalan | col·laborador, cooperador, coparticipant, soci | |
| Nouns | partnership | a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits / profits or losses |
| partnership | the members of a business venture created by contract | |
| Meaning | Provide with a partner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Spanish | acompañar, asociar | |
| Catalan | acompanyar, associar | |
| Meaning | act as a partner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Astaire partnered Rogers" | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | acompañar | |
| Catalan | acompanyar | |
| Nouns | partner | an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest |
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