Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sex partner

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: sex -part-ner
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone that one has sex with, especially on an informal or casual basis.

Example Sentences

"The effect was ruined, however, by Louis's decision [...] to be accompanied by his mistress, the duchesse de Châteauroux, along with her sister, the duchesse de Lauraguais (who was Louis's occasional sex-partner rather than a fully-fledged royal mistress)."
"But the 44-year-old trouper earns £7,000 a night as a DJ, insists he can beat his weakness for drugs, and makes no apologies for cruising online for sex partners."

Inflected Forms

sex partners (plural)

Synonyms

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Questions

What does sex partner mean?: Someone that one has sex with, especially on an informal or casual basis.

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