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Idiom idiom

affair Partner


A person with whom one is having an extramarital or unfaithful relationship; the third party in an affair.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

He left his wife for his affair partner.

CONTEXTUAL

The scandal broke when the press photographed the politician meeting his affair partner at a hotel.

COMPLEX

The discovery of the secret correspondence revealed that he had been maintaining a long-term relationship with his affair partner for several years.


Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    put one's affairs in order

    To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life.

  2. 02

    state of affairs

    A specific situation; a set of circumstances.

Last updated August 10, 2026