inamorato

[ in-am-uh-rah-toh, in-am- ]

/ ɪnˌæm əˈrɑ toʊ, ˌɪn æm- /

a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.

Origin of inamorato

1585–95; < Italian innamorato, masculine past participle of innamorare to inflame with love. See enamor

"Get up," said she, rudely pushing her inamorato off the sofa.

The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two |Harriette Wilson
She was incessantly importuned, now by her father, and now by her inamorato.

Damon and Delia |William Godwin
Her present inamorato promised to give us this specimen of his power over her.

History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time |Henry Sutherland Edwards
A noteworthy example occurs in Boiardo's Orlando Inamorato, cc.

English Fairy Tales |Anonymous

Orleans is as passionate an inamorato as any which Shakspeare ever drew.

The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb |Charles Lamb

inamorato

/ (ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtəʊ, ˌɪnæmə-) /

a man with whom one is in love; a male lover

C16: from Italian innamorato, innamorata, from innamorare to cause to fall in love, from amore love, from Latin amor