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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Does she want to hog Johnny Thunders for herself or replace him as Dominique’s lover?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The touching midtempo plea to a lover for attention is an album highlight: “If you try and come see me and I’m not there / Tell me you tried so I know you care.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
If you’re a lover of hot dogs, it’s probably been a pretty terrifying couple of years.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
A keen-animal lover, she was also one of the few Conservative MPs who opposed fox-hunting.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Then I snuggle in deeper and let Freddie’s voice fill my head: That's because I'm a good old-fashioned lover boy...
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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
When I tell a friend I’m writing about the Egyptian Lover, she starts dancing like a pharaoh, hands jutting in opposite directions.
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
"What about Lover Boy?" says the boy from District 1.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Why did book lovers stop just short of challenging Kondo to a duel over something she didn’t actually say?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
And Alonzo’s Anne and Zach Trent’s Skateboard Fenton, the young lovers swerving around parental obstacles, are a delightful throwback to those gaga California kids from the age of “Gidget.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
China's animal lovers have now taken their fight offline and abroad, even putting up billboards in New York to drum up support.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Two architecture lovers created a real-life version of the home in Utah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
“You can’t say nothing pleasant ever happens now, can you, Meg?” said Amy, trying to decide how she would group the lovers in a sketch she was planning to make.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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