lover

lov·er  (lvr)

n.

1. One who loves another, especially one who feels sexual love.

2. lovers A couple in love with each other.

3.

a. A paramour.

b. A sexual partner.

4. One who is fond of or devoted to something: a lover of fine food.

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lover·ly adv. & adj.

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lover [ˈlʌvə]

n

1. a person, now esp a man, who has an extramarital or premarital sexual relationship with another person

2. (often plural) either of the two people involved in a love affair

3.

a.  someone who loves a specified person or thing a lover of music

b.  (in combination) a music-lover a cat-lover

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" adorer, admirer - someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love - a beloved person; used as terms of endearment betrothed - the person to whom you are engaged beau, boyfriend, swain, young man, fellow - a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet - a special loved one lady friend, girlfriend, girl - a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" idoliser, idolizer - a lover blind with admiration and devotion inamorata - a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship inamorato - a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship kisser, osculator - someone who kisses necker - a lover who necks fondler, petter - a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters" Romeo - an ardent male lover soul mate - someone for whom you have a deep affinity squeeze - (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze" steady, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove - a person loved by another person
	2.	lover - an ardent follower and admirer       buff, devotee, fan followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts aerophile - a lover of aviation aficionado - a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer amorist - one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love bacchanal, bacchant - a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another groupie - an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around) metalhead - a fan of heavy metal music
	3.	lover - a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship paramour, fancy man - a woman's lover man - a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" kept woman, mistress, fancy woman - an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

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lover

noun sweetheart, beloved, loved one, beau, flame (informal), mistress, admirer, suitor, swain (archaic), woman friend, lady friend, man friend, toy boy, paramour, leman (archaic), fancy bit (slang), boyfriend or girlfriend, fancy man or fancy woman (slang), fiancé or fiancée, inamorata or inamorato They became lovers soon after they first met.

Quotations
"All mankind love a lover" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Spiritual Laws]

Translations

lover [ˈlʌvəʳ]

A. N

1. (sexually) → amante mf; (romantically) → enamorado/a m/f
the lovers → los amantes
we were lovers for two years → durante dos años fuimos amantes
he became her lover → se hizo su amante
so she took a lover → así que se echó un amante

2. (= fan) → aficionado/a m/f
music lover; lover of music → aficionado/a m/f a la música, amante mf de la música
cinema lovers → los aficionados al cine, los amantes del cine
he is a great lover of the violin → es un gran aficionado al or amante del violín

B. CPD lover boy N (hum, iro) → macho m

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lover [ˈlʌvə^r] n

(= partner) → ami(e) m/f; (in extramarital relationship) → amant m, maîtresse f
to be lovers → être amants
to become lovers → devenir amants

(= enthusiast) a lover of sth [+ books, sport, football] → un(e) amateur/trice m/f de qch
She is a lover of good food → Elle est amatrice de bonne cuisine.
She is a great lover of horses
BUT Elle aime beaucoup les chevaux.
She is a music lover
BUT Elle est mélomane.
a lover of art, an art lover → un(e) amateur/trice m/f d'art
nature lovers → les amoureux de la nature
love scene n → scène f d'amour

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lover

n

→ Liebhaber m, → Geliebte(r) m (old, liter), → Geliebte f; the lovers → die Liebenden pl, → das Liebespaar; we were lovers for two years → wir waren zwei Jahre lang zusammen; Romeo and Juliet were lovers → Romeo und Julia liebten sich; so she took a lover → da nahm sie sich (dat) → einen Liebhaber

a lover of books → ein(e) Bücherfreund(in) m(f), → ein(e) Liebhaber(in) m(f) → von Büchern; a lover of good food → ein(e) Freund(in) or Liebhaber(in) m(f) → von gutem Essen; music-lover → Musikliebhaber(in) m(f) → or -freund(in) m(f); music-lover → Musikliebhaber(in) m(f) → or -freund(in) m(f); soccer lovers → Fußballanhänger or -begeisterte pl

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lover [ˈlʌvəʳ] n

a. (sexually) → amante m/f; (romantically) → innamorato/a

b. lover (of) (enthusiast) → appassionato/a (di)
he's a lover of good food → è un buongustaio, è un amante della buona tavola

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lover [ˈlʌvəʳ] n

a. (sexually) → amante m/f; (romantically) → innamorato/a

b. lover (of) (enthusiast) → appassionato/a (di)
he's a lover of good food → è un buongustaio, è un amante della buona tavola

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