significant other

Definition

One's exclusive romantic partner.

Example Sentences

• "Almost half of working women who are married or live with a partner are seeing their significant other only in passing because the two work different shifts, an AFL-CIO poll found."
• "More than half (57 percent) of consumers think it would be wonderfully romantic if their significant other booked tickets for a surprise international trip."
• "Dr. Nogueira said it was always preferable to have coaches drawn from a school's staff because a coach "is a significant other" to a student."