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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She's "cut to the bone" by the careless words of a lover.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"I can't accept that my AI lover will leave me forever," one Doubao user wrote.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
If you’re a lover of hot dogs, it’s probably been a pretty terrifying couple of years.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Memorial Coliseum to sing along with Chris Stapleton as the country star compared a lover to Tennessee whiskey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Mr. Drew was not an animal lover and was shooing away a goat, who was nibbling on the side of his shirt.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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
A strobe of light dances off trees in the Santa Barbara mountains as the Egyptian Lover takes the decks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
Nicknamed PixTinder by some, PIX has even become a last resort for jilted lovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, the walkers, families and nature lovers who usually populate the village during the summer months have been replaced by police, forensics officers and journalists.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Two architecture lovers created a real-life version of the home in Utah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
For the next 33 years, we would come together and drift apart — sometimes as lovers but mostly as friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
In addition to offering literary treasure hunts, Book Scavenger provides a wonderful online community for book lovers of all ages.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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