Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun partner

3 senses of partner

Sense 1
spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half -- (a person's partner in marriage)
       => relative, relation -- (a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey")
       => 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)

Sense 2
collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner -- (an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners")
       => associate -- (a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing")

Sense 3
partner -- (a person who is a member of a partnership)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb partner

2 senses of partner

Sense 1
partner -- (provide with a partner)
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Sense 2
partner -- (act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers")
       => act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")