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lover
1[luhv-er]
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.
Synonyms: , ,a person who loves, especially a person who has or shows a warm and general affectionate regard for others.
a lover of humankind.
Lover
2[luhv-er]
noun
Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
lover
/ ˈʌə /
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 thing
a lover of music
( in combination )
a music-lover
a cat-lover
Other Word Forms
- loverless adjective
- loverlike adjective
- nonlover noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The final stretch is so absurd that I turned into a jilted lover who kept score of every minor sin to vindicate why the film had broken my trust.
Frank is known for his use of data in the game, previously stating he is not a lover of shots from outside the box.
Against all the odds, he re-emerged in the new millennium to delight his old fans and capture a new generation of music lovers.
“Give me a minute,” I said, and then I called a friend who was a pet lover.
In remarks at the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, Trump sounded a bit like a spurned lover.
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