lover
[ luhv-er ]
/ ˈlʌv ər /
noun
a person who is in love with another.
a person who has a sexual or romantic relationship with another.
a person with whom one conducts an extramarital sexual affair.
a person who has a strong enjoyment or liking for something, as specified: a lover of music.
a person who loves, especially a person who has or shows a warm and general affectionate regard for others: a lover of mankind.
OTHER WORDS FROM lover
lov·er·less, adjective lov·er·like, adjective non·lov·er, nounWords nearby lover
lovell,
lovelock,
lovelorn,
lovely,
lovemaking,
lover,
lover's knot,
lover's leap,
loverly,
lovers' lane,
loves park
Definition for lover (2 of 2)
Lover
[ luhv-er ]
/ ˈlʌv ər /
noun
Samuel,1797–1868,
Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
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British Dictionary definitions for lover
lover
/ (ˈlʌvə) /
noun
a person, now esp a man, who has an extramarital or premarital sexual relationship with another person
(often plural)
either of the two people involved in a love affair
- someone who loves a specified person or thinga lover of music
- (in combination)a music-lover; a cat-lover