bedfellow

/ˌbɛdˈfɛloʊ/
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Other forms: bedfellows

Definitions of bedfellow
  1. noun
    a person with whom you share a bed
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    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
  2. noun
    a temporary associate
    “politics makes strange bedfellows”
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    type of:
    associate
    a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
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