lover
a person who is in love with another.
a person who has a sexual or romantic relationship with another.
a person with whom one conducts an extramarital sexual affair.
a person who has a strong enjoyment or liking for something, as specified: a lover of music.
a person who loves, especially a person who has or shows a warm and general affectionate regard for others: a lover of humankind.
Origin of lover
1Other words for lover
Other words from lover
- lov·er·less, adjective
- lov·er·like, adjective
- non·lov·er, noun
Words that may be confused with lover
Words Nearby lover
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Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
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How to use lover in a sentence
Fortunately, a lot of board game lovers are also makers, and the internet is full of 3D-printed solutions that will boost your gaming experience and help avert any organizational disasters.
Organize and accessorize your board games with 3D printing | RK Pendergrass | February 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFor snow lovers, it greatly cuts down snow accumulation totals.
Sleet vs. snow: The reason behind Thursday’s icy mess | Jeffrey Halverson | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostBodine urged county leaders to use a Virginia law passed last year — one intended to preserve mature trees to help absorb runoff that ends up in the Chesapeake Bay — to bring tree lovers some relief.
Neighbors mount effort to defend Arlington’s trees from development | Justin Wm. Moyer | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostFor snow lovers deprived so frequently this winter, Thursday morning’s sleet fest was a colossal disappointment.
Why our snow forecast missed the mark Thursday morning | Jason Samenow | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostCousins, lovers, and friends who let people with records visit their home were evicted, too.
'You Have One Minute Remaining.' Why I'll Always Drop Everything to Answer My Brother's Calls From Prison | Reuben Jonathan Miller | February 16, 2021 | Time
This same outlet worked the phrase “engagement to toyboy lover” into the headline of their article on Fry.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there are a lot of women who go to these places and once they go to the inside, they find a lover.
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’ | Michael Howard | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a great lover of the navy, and he liked me because of it.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI have to confess, I had no idea that Whitney had a rumored gay lover before reading about your role in this movie.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline | Kevin Fallon | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The golden bridge for the departing lover I have always, I hope, provided when it became necessary,” he says.
The pictures of flowers which this artist paints prove her to be a devoted lover of nature.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementFelipe watched over her as a lover might; her great mournful eyes followed his every motion.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonGordon, however, had never been a lover, and if Bernard noted Angela's gravity it was not because he felt jealous.
Confidence | Henry JamesIt is a further refinement when the staunch little lover of liberty sets about "easing" the pressure of commands.
Children's Ways | James SullySeveral times during dinner I glanced at Ethne, but it was easy to see that all her attention was taken up by her lover.
Uncanny Tales | Various
British Dictionary definitions for lover
/ (ˈlʌvə) /
a person, now esp a man, who has an extramarital or premarital sexual relationship with another person
(often plural) either of the two people involved in a love affair
someone who loves a specified person or thing: a lover of music
(in combination): a music-lover; a cat-lover
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