partner
Shares the venture
A partner is someone who shares an activity, business, or life with another.
Business partners share ownership and responsibility.
A partner in a law firm has equity stake.
In relationships, partner has become the neutral term for a romantic companion regardless of marital status or gender: my partner and I are moving in together.
To partner with someone is to join forces: We partnered with a local nonprofit.
Non-kin mutual bond
- buddyInformal term for companion
- palClose trusted companion
- matePartner or companion
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
comrade · confidant · accomplice · chum · amigo · cohort · ally · fellow traveler
Married partner
- husbandMarried man's role
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- girlfriendFemale romantic partner
- boyfriendMale romantic companion
fiancé · lover · soulmate · sweetheart · beloved · significant other · relationship · romance
Fellow squad member
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- co-creatorJoint originator of something
- contributorOne who provides something
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
colleague · peer · associate · coworker · fellow · co-author · joint venture · synergy
Joint holder of property
- investorOne who allocates capital
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- ventureRisky new undertaking
firm · equity · buyout · LLC · founder · principal · associate · collaborator
Temporary alliance for action
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
bloc · union · consortium · league · ally · affiliate · alignment · cooperation
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- followGo behind another
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
salsa · swing · foxtrot · paso doble · connection · frame · hold · choreography
friend
Non-kin mutual bond
sidekick · comrade · confidant · accomplice · chum · amigo · cohort · ally · fellow traveler · companion
spouse
Married partner
- husbandMarried man's role
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- girlfriendFemale romantic partner
boyfriend · fiancé · lover · soulmate · sweetheart · beloved · significant other · relationship · romance · intimacy
teammate
Fellow squad member
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- co-creatorJoint originator of something
- contributorOne who provides something
counterpart · colleague · peer · associate · coworker · fellow · co-author · joint venture · synergy · teamwork
co-owner
Joint holder of property
- investorOne who allocates capital
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
venture · firm · equity · buyout · LLC · founder · principal · associate · collaborator · backer
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
confederation · bloc · union · consortium · league · ally · affiliate · alignment · cooperation · agreement
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
waltz · salsa · swing · foxtrot · paso doble · connection · frame · hold · choreography · routine
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- social lifefriend, family, group, relationship, community
- societysociety, social customs, class, citizen, social hierarchy
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- partner in crimeShared mischief companion
- partner upForm a working duo
- business partnerCo-owner in enterprise
- life partnerCommitted romantic companion
- equal partners
- general partnerFully liable business co-owner
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