lover
noun
a person who is in love with another.
lover
1 American
[luhv-er]
/ ˈlʌv ər /
noun
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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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Misty carries herself imperiously, faking success with a Birkin bag and beachfront crash pad that belongs to a dead lover whose widow wants it back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
A lifelong horse lover was able to spend time with two ponies in the final days of her life after a community appeal helped arrange a surprise hospice visit.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
"Greg loved the ocean and was known as a passionate swimmer, sports lover, dedicated worker and an all-round generous, witty guy," his family said in a statement to the broadcaster.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
As a dog lover, I appreciated knowing the fate of the film’s canine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Because," announced Tristran, "every lover is in his heart a madman, and in his head a minstrel."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
And as Bhangra beats blared out, fans erupted with cheers while Dosanjh launched into his biggest hits, from G.O.A.T. to Lover.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
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
But this infectious sound and the Egyptian Lover himself are their own universes, have been for a long time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
“JoBro Lover or something? Wait, no, JoBro Lova. Everybody liked to misspell shit in middle school.”
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Soon the two were addressing each other with the informal “du” pronoun, as family and lovers do, instead of the formal “Sie”—a big deal for a single man and married woman in 1850s Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Notes of well wishes fluttered against the trunk as music rang out, and the group joined hands and swayed in unison for an "elm dance", which some nature lovers and activists believe helps trees heal.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The poet was a popular Romantic figure in Victorian Britain, described as "mad, bad and dangerous to know" by one of his lovers, Lady Caroline Lamb.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Her book, for instance, documents many famous men who were cat lovers, including authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
I tried to remember what soap opera heroines said to their lovers, but I couldn’t compare this boy in shorts and knee socks to the manly Ricardos and Armandos.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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