► boyfriend a boy or man that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: · Josh was my first boyfriend.
► partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with: · Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the same benefits that married couples get.· Partners are also welcome.
► fiancé the man whom a woman is going to marry: · Her fiancé was killed in the war.
► lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, without being married to them: · A few nights later, they became lovers.
► ex informal a woman’s former husband or boyfriend: · Her ex has caused a lot of trouble for her.
► old flame informal someone who was your boyfriend in the past: · In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of her old flames.
► man informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend: · She’ll always stand by her man.
► sweetheart old-fashioned the person that you love: · They were childhood sweethearts.
► beau old-fashioned a woman’s boyfriend or lover – a very old-fashioned use: · Does she have a beau?
► toy boy informal humorous a young man who is having a sexual relationship with an older woman: · A woman with a toy boy gets a lot more disapproving looks than a man with a younger woman.
► sugar daddy informal an older man who gives a younger woman presents and money in return for their company and often for sex: · I can imagine her cashing checks from some mysterious sugar daddy.
► be going out with somebody if you are going out with a boy or man, you have him as your boyfriend: · She’s been going out with Jack for a couple of months.
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1a woman’s close friend or lover2a fashionable well-dressed man