lover
noun
a person who is in love with another.
lover
1 American
[luhv-er]
/ ˈlʌv ər /
noun
lovers
plural
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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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"There are more than 10 bears moving about around our town, frequently entering urban areas," the works contractor and self-styled nature lover told AFP.
From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026
Paying tribute, Kerr's loved ones paid tribute to him saying: "Callum was a family man, father to three beautiful young children, a lover of sport and with a heart of gold."
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Through them we learn about the retired firefighter, living alone in a 55-and-over California community, who texts his supposed lover that he is “still lonesome” after a day watching television and sitting by the dock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
A lover of opera, he often had it playing loudly in the studio and enjoyed taking visitors on curated car trips through the Hollywood Hills or Malibu while listening to Wagner.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
A lover of men, not women, and an atheist, he used the device of space travel to criticize everything he disliked about the real world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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