partner >> ˈpɑːtnə
Definition: [noun] either of a pair of people engaged together in the same activity.
Example: arrange the children in pairs so that each person has a partner
Definition: [noun] either member of a married couple or of an established unmarried couple.
Example: she lived with her partner
Definition: [noun] a friendly form of address by one man to another.
Example: how you doing, partner?
Definition: [verb] be the partner of.
Example: young farmers who partnered Isabel to the village dance