lover
noun
a person who is in love with another.
lover
1 American
[luhv-er]
/ ˈlʌv ər /
noun
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a person who is in love with another.
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a person who has a sexual or romantic relationship with another.
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a person with whom one conducts an extramarital sexual affair.
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a person who has a strong enjoyment or liking for something, as specified.
a lover of music.
- Synonyms:
- fan, enthusiast, devotee
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a person who loves, especially a person who has or shows a warm and general affectionate regard for others.
a lover of humankind.
Lover
2
American
[luhv-er]
/ ˈlʌv ər /
noun
lover
British
/ ˈlʌvə /
noun
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a person, now esp a man, who has an extramarital or premarital sexual relationship with another person
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(often plural) either of the two people involved in a love affair
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someone who loves a specified person or thing
a lover of music
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( in combination )
a music-lover
a cat-lover
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Etymology
Origin of lover
Example Sentences
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Along the way, she dips her toes into new sounds – from the soul-infused lead single Silver Lining to the lively Brazilian rhythms of Lover Girl.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
On Lover Girl, she practically scolds herself for being so reckless.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
In order to make her dreams come true, Lover travels to Europe for fertility treatments, where he drowns on a ship, the only thing left of him a finger, delivered to her by fishermen.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
It’s what Selena has carved for her Latino fans especially, what banda music has offered generations of Angeleno families, and what the Egyptian Lover has given “the freaks.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
Lover and friend hast Thou put far from me; and darkness is my only companion.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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