domestic partner

American  

[duh-mes-tik pahrt-ner] / dəˈmɛs tɪk ˈpɑrt nər /

noun

1. either member of an unmarried, cohabiting couple whose relationship status grants certain legal rights and protections similar to those of spouses.

2. a company based in a developing country that collaborates in business with a foreign-based multinational as part of a domestic partnership.

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Other Word Forms

• domestic partnership
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of domestic partner

First recorded in 1975–80

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Example Sentences

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domestic partner

Adding unpaid labor onto one’s daily workload is draining and, provided your domestic partner is open to ameliorating the imbalance, solvable.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

States enforce these restraining orders, she said, and at least 48 states authorize taking away guns from people who are judged to pose a danger to a domestic partner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

Such an order typically requires a court finding that the person “represents a credible threat” to a domestic partner.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2023

Another described a nurse referring to her domestic partner, now husband, as a “baby daddy.”

From New York Times ● May 6, 2023

But still, for a sober domestic partner, the new town is no ill companion to the ancient city on the hill.

From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by George Reid

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