bedfellow
noun [C] /ˈbedˌfel.əʊ/
/-oʊ/ Definition
› a person connected with another in a particular activity: The priest and the politician made strange/odd/unlikely bedfellows in their campaign for peace.Acting, being or existing together
(Definition of bedfellow noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accompanying adjective
- allied adjective
- along adverb (WITH YOU)
- alongside preposition, adverb
- as one man idiom
- commensalism noun
- concerted adjective
- en bloc adverb
- en masse adverb
- formation noun
- in the bosom of sth idiom
- in tow idiom
- it takes two to tango idiom
- pair (sb) off phrasal verb
- partnership noun
- teamwork noun
- together adverb (IN ONE PLACE)
- together adverb (WITH EACH OTHER)
- two-way adjective (RELATIONSHIP)
- unison noun (ACTING TOGETHER)
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