Lebensgefährte — meaning in English
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English meaning
- partner noun A spouse or other person with whom someone shares a romantic or domestic relationship.
- significant other noun The person someone is in a long-term romantic relationship with, named this way when the speaker does not want to specify whether they are a husband, wife, partner, girlfriend or boyfriend.
Senses
Lebensgefährte is used for these senses in English:
- cohabitee A person who cohabits with another
- helpmate A wife or spouse.
- life partner A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.
- partner A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
- significant other One's exclusive romantic partner.
partner — full definition
- noun A spouse or other person with whom someone shares a romantic or domestic relationship.
- noun A person who shares ownership or responsibility in a business, firm, or activity.
- noun Someone paired with another for a game, dance, or task.
- verb To join with someone as a partner, or pair someone with another for an activity.