spouse equivalent

Definitions of spouse equivalent

1. noun

   a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
   synonyms: domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent

   types:

   lover

   a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

   better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse

   a person's partner in marriage

   bigamist

   someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

   consort

   the husband or wife of a reigning monarch

   fancy man, paramour

   a woman's lover

   helpmate, helpmeet

   a helpful partner

   hubby, husband, married man

   a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

   man

   a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman

   fancy woman, kept woman, mistress

   an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

   monogamist, monogynist

   someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)

   honeymooner, newlywed

   someone recently married

   polygamist

   someone who is married to two or more people at the same time

   married woman, wife

   a married woman; a partner in marriage

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being