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lover

(lʌvəʳ)
Word forms: plural lovers
1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
Someone's lover is someone who they are having a sexual relationship with but are not married to.
Every Thursday she would meet her lover Leon.
He and Liz became lovers soon after they first met.
Synonyms: sweetheart, beloved, loved one, beau [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of lover
2. countable noun
If you are a lover of something such as animals or the arts, you enjoy them very much and take great pleasure in them.
She is a great lover of horses and horse racing. [+ of]
Are you an opera lover?

lover in British English

(ˈlʌvə)
noun
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

lover in American English

(ˈlʌvər)
noun
1. 
a person who greatly enjoys something or has great affection for something
a lover of fine wine
2. 
a person who loves sexually or romantically
; specif.,
a. 
either partner in a sexual relationship of any kind
b. 
either partner in an adulterous or otherwise illicit sexual relationship
c.  OLD-FASHIONED
the illicit male sexual partner of a married woman
d. 
a person with regard to his or her degree of sexual skill, responsiveness, etc.
3.  [pl.]
a couple in love with each other or in a sexual relationship with each other
Derived forms
loverly (ˈloverly)
adjective, adverb

COBUILD Collocations
lover

secret lover

Examples of 'lover' in a sentence
lover

It is another art deco gem and its story will delight music lovers.
The Sun (2016)
Having rooms on site means wine lovers can enjoy one taster too many, then roll into bed.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Britain is a nation of meat lovers and people have no idea how much is healthy to consume, a major study of eating habits has found.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is a nation of horse lovers and they have seen a stunning horse.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She finds herself filled with anxiety about her relationship with her lover.
Christianity Today (2000)
Here is lavish feast for opera lovers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
So they came to an agreement that she would find a lover first.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The tents are on the outside and music lovers commute to the stages and the shops.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My girlfriend found out and gave me the choice of either my lover or her.
The Sun (2016)
Two lovers meeting somewhere outdoors in the dark.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
We are now lovers and she says she loves me to bits.
The Sun (2015)
This past week has showcased what lovers of jump racing have always known.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It would be impossible for the cricket lover not to enjoy this lovingly compiled book.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
My lover thinks my relationship with my boyfriend is over.
The Sun (2014)
He formed a coterie of opera and ballet lovers who were enthusiastic and loyal.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He refused to tell me anything about his lover except her first name.
The Sun (2011)
The gallery has put its entire collection online and art lovers can either browse or search by topic.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To emphasise that horse riders are represented in all classes and most income groups is of immense service to horse lovers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
For hamburger lovers, and people who like being followed by dogs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He ran for it, being a music lover.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
For example, one of the first things new lovers on any continent do is give each other a relationship history.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Last night's opener of three was a treat for lovers of things that go bump in the night and of character actors sparring.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

Quotations

All mankind love a loverRalph Waldo EmersonSpiritual Laws

Word lists with
lover

affection

In other languages
lover

British English: lover /ˈlʌvə/ NOUN
Someone's lover is someone who they are having a romantic relationship with but are not married to.
Every Thursday she met her lover.
  • American English: lover
  • Arabic: مُحِبُّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: amante
  • Chinese: 情人
  • Croatian: ljubavnik
  • Czech: milenec
  • Danish: elsker
  • Dutch: minnaar
  • European Spanish: amante
  • Finnish: rakastaja
  • French: amant
  • German: Liebhaber
  • Greek: εραστής
  • Italian: amante
  • Japanese: 愛人
  • Korean: 연인
  • Norwegian: elsker
  • Polish: kochanek
  • European Portuguese: amante
  • Romanian: iubit
  • Russian: любовник
  • Latin American Spanish: amante
  • Swedish: älskare
  • Thai: คู่รัก
  • Turkish: aşık
  • Ukrainian: коханий
  • Vietnamese: người yêu

Chinese translation of 'lover'

lover

(ˈlʌvəʳ)

n (c)

  1. (= sexual partner) 情人 (qíngrén) (个(個), gè)
  2. (liter, = person in love) 情侣(侶) (qínglǚ)
    a lover of art or an art lover 钟(鐘)爱(愛)艺(藝)术(術)的人 (zhōng'ài yìshù de rén)
(noun) 
Definition
either of the people involved in a love affair
They became lovers soon after they first met.
Synonyms
sweetheart
I married my childhood sweetheart, in Liverpool.
beloved
He takes his beloved in his arms.
loved one
beau (old-fashioned)
She appeared with her new beau.
flame (informal)
Every now and then I think of my old flame.
mistress
I have put my relationship with my mistress on hold.
admirer
Susie had caught the eye of many an admirer.
suitor
My mother had a suitor who adored her.
swain (archaic)
lady or gentleman friend
man or woman friend
toy boy
paramour (old-fashioned)
the president's alleged paramour
leman (archaic)
fancy bit (slang, old-fashioned)
boyfriend or girlfriend
bae (US, informal)
fancy man or fancy woman (slang, old-fashioned)
fiancé or fiancée
inamorata or inamorato (rare)
Wag (British, informal)

Quotation

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

Additional synonyms

in the sense of admirer
Susie had caught the eye of many an admirer.
Synonyms
suitor,
lover,
beau (old-fashioned),
wooer
in the sense of beau
Definition
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)
in the sense of beloved
Definition
a person who is dearly loved
He takes his beloved in his arms.
Synonyms
darling,
love,
sweet,
lover,
angel (informal),
loved one,
sweetheart,
truelove,
dear one,
inamorata or inamorato

Synonyms of 'lover'

lover

Explore 'lover' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of flame
Every now and then I think of my old flame.
Synonyms
sweetheart,
partner,
lover,
girlfriend,
boyfriend,
squeeze (informal),
beloved,
heart-throb (British),
beau (old-fashioned),
ladylove (old-fashioned)
in the sense of mistress
Definition
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)
in the sense of paramour
Definition
an adulterous lover
the president's alleged paramour
Synonyms
lover,
mistress,
beau (old-fashioned),
concubine (old-fashioned),
courtesan,
kept woman,
fancy man (slang),
fancy woman (slang),
inamorata,
fancy bit (slang),
inamorato
in the sense of suitor
Definition
a man who wants to marry a woman
My mother had a suitor who adored her.
Synonyms
admirer,
young man,
beau (old-fashioned),
follower (obsolete),
swain (archaic),
wooer
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