Lover

Quick meaning: Lover is a noun meaning One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

Meaning

One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

More Meanings

1. A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
2. A person who loves something.
3. (West Country, with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.
4. Obsolete form of louver.

Example Sentences

[…]loue is blinde, and louers cannot ſee / The pretty follies that themſelues commit,[…]

We can only hurt each other the way that lovers can / So where do we go, where do we hide now?

Now, there's one in California who's been cursing my name / 'Cause I found me a better lover in the UK, hey, hey / Until I made my getaway

Well there's a wide wide world of noble causes / And lovely landscapes to discover / But all I really want to do right now / Is find another lover

Word Forms

• lovers
• lovyer

Synonyms for lover

Depending on context, synonyms include admirer, adorer, baby, beloved, courter, crush.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include afficionado, devotee, buff, fan, sweetie, amateur.

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