pardners
Cowboy's trusted companions
Pardners is an eye-dialect spelling of partners, representing a folksy or Western American pronunciation.
It appears in dialogue meant to evoke cowboys, rural characters, or old frontier settings: Howdy, pardners.
The singular pardner serves as a friendly address, like buddy or pal.
buddies
Informal term for friends
- palsInformal term for companions
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- alliesCooperative partners united together
mates · chums · comrades · cohorts · accomplices · confidants · sidekicks · cronies · fellows · collaborators
sidekick
Subordinate adventure partner
lasso · rodeo · corral · bronco · outlaw · sheriff · saloon · prairie · mustang · cattle
relational alliance
pardnersenemies
Hostile opposing parties
rivals · foes · adversaries · opponents · sworn enemies
social familiarity
pardnersstrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · foreigners · drifters · unknowns · trespassers