lover
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
lover (plural lovers)
- One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.
- c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act II, scene vi]:
- Love is blind, and lovers cannot see / The pretty follies that themselves commit.
- A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
- 2018 January 17, "Libra Woman: Personality Traits: Love & More", Astrology.com
- A Libra woman seems to always be in love - either with her long term partner or with an ever-changing series of rotating lovers.
- 2018 January 17, "Libra Woman: Personality Traits: Love & More", Astrology.com
- A person who loves something.
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 18,
- But tho' a conscientious disciplinarian, he was no lover of authority for mere authority's sake.
- a lover of fine wines
- a lover of his/her own country
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 18,
- (West Country, with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.
- All right, me lover?
- (one who loves another person) love, love interest, spouse, sweetheart, significant other, see also Thesaurus:lover
- (sexual partner) See Thesaurus:sexual partner
- (person who loves something) connoisseur
- (any friend) See Thesaurus:friend
- French: amoureux, amoureuse
- German: Geliebter, Geliebte
- Italian: amante
- Portuguese: amante
- Russian: любо́вник
- Spanish: amante, enamorado, enamorada
- French: amant, amante
- German: Liebhaber, Liebhaberin
- Italian: amante
- Portuguese: amante
- Russian: любо́вник
- Spanish: amante
- German: Kenner, Kennerin, -freund, -freundin, -liebhaber, -liebhaberin
- Italian: amante
- Portuguese: amante
- Russian: люби́тель
- Spanish: amante
lover (plural lovers)
- Obsolete form of louver#English|louver.
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