romantic partner

noun

A person with whom someone is having a social relationship mutually recognized as being for engaging in courtship behavior and developing romantic love.

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loverpartnersignificant other
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Meanings

nounromantic partner (plural romantic partners)

plural romantic partners

  1. A person with whom someone is having a social relationship mutually recognized as being for engaging in courtship behavior and developing romantic love.

    Synonyms: lover, partner, significant other

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person with whom someone is having a social relationship mutually recognized as being for engaging in courtship behavior and developing romantic love.

Similar
loverpartnersignificant other

Origin

From romantic + partner.

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APA

romantic partner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantic%20partner

MLA

“romantic partner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantic%20partner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “romantic partner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantic%20partner.

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