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View usage for: (pærəmʊəʳ) Word forms: plural paramourscountable noun [oft poss NOUN]Someone's paramour is their lover. [old-fashioned]Synonyms: lover, mistress, beau [old-fashioned], concubine [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of paramour paramour in British English (ˈpærəˌmʊə) noun1. mainly derogatory a lover, esp an adulterous woman 2. an archaic word for beloved (sense 2) Word origin C13: from Old French, literally: through love paramour in American English (ˈpærəˌmur) noun1. an illicit lover, esp. of a married person Word origin [1250–1300; ME, from the phrase par amour by or through love ‹ OF ]Synonyms of 'paramour'lover, mistress, beau, concubine More Synonyms of paramour Definition an adulterous lover (old-fashioned) the president's alleged paramour Synonyms courtesan kept woman fancy man (slang) fancy woman (slang) inamorata fancy bit (slang) inamorato Additional synonymsDefinition a boyfriend She appeared with her new beau. Synonyms boyfriend, man, guy (informal), date, lover, young man, steady, escort, admirer, fiancé, sweetheart, suitor, swain (archaic), toy boy, leman (archaic), fancy man (slang), bae (US, informal) Definition a woman living with a man as his wife, but not married to him Her grandmother was a concubine in the warlord era. Synonyms mistress, courtesan, kept woman, paramour (old-fashioned), leman (archaic), odalisque Definition a mistress or high-class prostitute Synonyms mistress, prostitute, kept woman, paramour (old-fashioned), hetaera, demimondaine, fille de joie - paralytic
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Additional synonymsDefinition a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is usually married to somebody else I have put my relationship with my mistress on hold. Synonyms lover, girlfriend, concubine (old-fashioned), kept woman, paramour (old-fashioned), floozy (slang), fancy woman (slang), inamorata, doxy (archaic), fancy bit (slang), ladylove (old-fashioned) |