PARTNER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PARTNER?

Need another word that means the same as “partner”? Find 44 synonyms and 30 related words for “partner” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Partner” are: better half, married person, mate, spouse, collaborator, cooperator, pardner, colleague, associate, co-worker, fellow worker, ally, comrade, companion, teammate, husband and wife, twosome, husband, wife, consort, man, my friend, go with, go along with, travel with, keep someone company, tag along with, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way

Partner as a Noun

Definitions of "Partner" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “partner” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Either of a pair of people engaged together in the same activity.
• A friendly form of address by one man to another.
• Any of a number of individuals with interests and investments in a business or enterprise, among whom expenses, profits, and losses are shared.
• A person's partner in marriage.
• A person with whom one has sex; a lover.
• Either member of a married couple or of an established unmarried couple.
• An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest.
• A person or group that takes part with another or others in doing something.
• A person who is a member of a partnership.

Synonyms of "Partner" as a noun (22 Words)

ally	A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose. He was forced to dismiss his closest political ally.
associate	A person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise. A close associate of the Minister.
better half	Something superior in quality or condition or effect.
co-worker	An associate that one works with.
collaborator	Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. His collaborator on the book.
colleague	A person who is member of one’s class or profession. The surgeon consulted his colleagues.
companion	A person who shares the experiences of another, especially when these are unpleasant or unwelcome. Steve and his live in companion.
comrade	(among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization. An old college comrade.
consort	The husband or wife of a reigning monarch. Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert.
cooperator	An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest.
fellow worker	A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
husband	A married man considered in relation to his spouse. She and her husband are both retired.
husband and wife	A married man; a woman’s partner in marriage.
man	Human beings in general the human race. The two of them lived for a time as man and wife.
married person	A person who is married.
mate	South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. My best mate Steve.
my friend	A person who backs a politician or a team etc.
pardner	An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest. I m here with my pardner Tex.
spouse	A person’s partner in marriage.
teammate	A fellow member of a team. It was his first start against his former teammates.
twosome	A game or dance for or involving two people. An inseparable twosome.
wife	The wife of a person with a specified occupation. He and his wife are keen gardeners.

Usage Examples of "Partner" as a noun

• She and her dance partner were on the show for seven weeks.
• The striker looked sharp and eager as Jackson's partner in attack.
• Make sure that you or your partner are using an effective method of contraception.
• How you doing, partner?
• She lived with her partner.
• He began to call potential coalition partners about forming a new government.
• Arrange the children in pairs so that each person has a partner.
• Sexual partners.
• A junior partner.
• A partner in a prosperous legal practice.
• Scotland is the rest of the UK's second biggest trading partner.

Partner as a Verb

Definitions of "Partner" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “partner” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Act as a partner.
• Be the partner of.
• Associate or work together as partners.
• Provide with a partner.

Synonyms of "Partner" as a verb (22 Words)

assist	Give help or assistance be of service. They were assisting police with their inquiries.
attend	Occur with or as a result of. I must attend to this matter.
chaperone	Accompany as a chaperone. She chaperoned the children at all times.
conduct	Transmit a form of energy such as heat or electricity by conduction. Conduct an orchestra Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years.
convoy	(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection. The trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone.
follow	Come as a logical consequence follow logically. When he lectures I cannot follow.
go along with	Move away from a place into another direction.
go with	Be ranked or compare.
guide	Use as a guide. He guided her to the front row and sat beside her.
help	Help to some food help with food or drink. I served him three times and after that he helped himself.
keep someone company	Keep in a certain state, position, or activity.
lead	Cause something to pass or lead somewhere. There will be specific areas or skills in which other nations lead the world.
pilot	Be the pilot of an aircraft or ship. The pilot flew to Cuba.
see	Go to see for professional or business reasons. I could see through the windows.
show	Show in or as in a picture. A postcard showing the Wicklow Mountains.
show someone the way	Give expression to.
steer	Direct (oneself) somewhere. The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses.
tag along with	Attach a tag or label to.
take	Of a plant or seed take root or begin to grow germinate. Winner takes all.
travel with	Travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge.
usher	Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums. The usher showed us to our seats.

Usage Examples of "Partner" as a verb

• Astaire partnered Rogers.
• We've partnered with several venues and organizations to bring fun science events to the city.
• Young farmers who partnered Isabel to the village dance.

Associations of "Partner" (30 Words)

affiliate	A subordinate or subsidiary associate a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization. They affiliated with a national group.
associate	A person with limited or subordinate membership of an organization. He had to consult his associate before continuing.
beau	A rich, fashionable young man; a dandy.
bigamy	The offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred.
cohabit	Exist together. Mary is now cohabiting with Paul.
colleague	An associate that one works with. The surgeon consulted his colleagues.
companion	Be a companion to somebody. My companions in misfortune.
compatriot	A person from your own country. Stich defeated his compatriot Boris Becker in the quarter finals.
comrade	Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement. Comrades in arms.
conjoin	Join; combine. An approach which conjoins theory and method.
consort	Agree or be in harmony with. You chose to consort with the enemy.
couple	Bring two objects, ideas, or people together. A couple of girls were playing marbles.
estranged	(of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated. His estranged wife.
ex	The 24th letter of the Roman alphabet. All his exes live in Texas.
fellow	A man who is the lover of a man or woman. There s a fellow at the door.
friendship	The state of being friends (or friendly. Old ties of love and friendship.
husband	A married man considered in relation to his spouse. She husbanded their financial resources through difficult times.
marriage	Two people who are married to each other. A happy marriage.
married	Married people. Married bliss.
marry	Perform a marriage ceremony. Eric asked me to marry him.
mate	South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. See you then mate.
morganatic	(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior. He contracted a morganatic marriage with a German born actress.
newlywed	Someone recently married.
peer	A nobleman duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron who is a member of the British peerage. Faye peered at her with suspicion.
polygamy	A pattern of mating in which an animal has more than one mate.
spouse	A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
suitor	A prospective buyer of a business or corporation. The company agreed to negotiate with its suitor.
wed	Having been taken in marriage. They were wed in London.
wife	The wife of a person with a specified occupation. A clergy wife.
workmate	A fellow worker.