noun
1 in a marriage/relationship
ADJECTIVE
▪ former , one-time
▪ dominant
▪
She was the dominant ~ in the relationship.
▪ female , male
▪ gay , homosexual , lesbian , same-gender ( esp. AmE ), same-sex
▪ heterosexual
▪ marital , marriage
▪
the choice of marriage ~
▪ romantic
▪ intimate , sex , sexual
▪ committed , steady
▪
Most of those questioned said they wanted a steady ~ for emotional support.
▪ domestic
▪
The organization offers health benefits to the domestic ~s of employees.
▪ unmarried
▪
Local government workers have been refused pensions for their unmarried ~s.
▪ life , long-time
▪ casual , multiple ~s
▪
People who have had multiple ~s are more at risk from sexually transmitted diseases.
▪ abusive
▪
reasons for divorce such as having an abusive ~
▪ mating ( biology )
VERB + PARTNER
▪ have
▪ seek
▪ find
▪ marry
2 in an activity
ADJECTIVE
▪ bridge , doubles , tennis , etc.
▪
I need a doubles ~ for the table tennis tournament.
▪ climbing , dancing , playing , training , travelling/traveling , writing , etc.
▪ conversational
▪ sparring ( figurative )
▪
The old political sparring ~s are now firm friends.
▪ drinking
▪ lab ( informal , esp. AmE )
▪ long-time
▪
He penned the script with his long-time writing ~.
▪ former , one-time
▪ equal
▪
They wanted to be seen as equal ~s in the creative relationship.
VERB + PARTNER
▪ choose , find
▪
The teacher asked the students to choose a ~ for the next activity.
▪ change , switch
▪
All change ~s for the next dance!
3 in business
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪
He was made a full ~ in his father's firm.
▪ equal
▪ active , managing
▪ general ( esp. AmE ), limited
▪
He is a general ~ in a consulting firm.
▪
She and her husband became limited ~s in the team's ownership.
▪ junior , senior
▪ business , corporate
▪ retail
▪
AOL remains the company's only online retail ~.
▪ founding
▪ silent ( AmE ), sleeping ( BrE )
▪
The government is technically a silent ~ with almost no control over contractor spending.
VERB + PARTNER
▪ make sb
▪ find , seek
PARTNER + NOUN
▪ company , institution , organization
▪
We are working with ~ companies on wireless technologies.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
He has recently been made a junior ~ in the family business.
4 in international relations
ADJECTIVE
▪ biggest , main , principal
▪ foreign
▪ alliance , coalition
▪ strategic , trading
▪
France's principal trading ~s
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
Britain's ~ in the aeronautic project