Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who loves another, especially one who feels sexual love.
- n. A couple in love with each other.
- n. A paramour.
- n. A sexual partner.
- n. One who is fond of or devoted to something: a lover of fine food.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who loves; one who has a feeling of love or earnest liking for any person or thing; a zealous admirer: as, a lover of good men or of Christianity; a lover of books or of science; a lover of wine.
- n. Specifically, one who is enamored; a person in love: now used in the singular almost exclusively of the man, though formerly also of the woman, while the plural is still commonly used of both: as, a lover and his sweetheart; a pair of lovers.
- n. An obsolete form of louver.
- An obsolete comparative of lief.
Wiktionary
- n. A person who deeply and strongly loves and cares for another person in a romantic way, a sweetheart, love, soul-mate, boyfriend, or girlfriend.
- n. A sexual partner.
- n. A person who truly and deeply loves something; connoisseur.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.
- n. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing.
- n. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music.
- n. One who is involved in a sexual relationship with another
- n. obsolete See louver.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
- n. a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
- n. an ardent follower and admirer
Etymologies
- From Middle English lover, lovyere, derivative of loven, lovien ("to love"), equivalent to love + -er. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And when I asked her why, she answered that her lover -- she has a _lover_, the minx -- had told her that the Colonel held secret talks with the witches, and though I laughed at this, it has set me thinking.”
“_An abbess, arising in haste and in the dark to find one of her nuns, who had been denounced to her, in bed with her lover and, thinking to cover her head with her coif, donneth instead thereof the breeches of a priest who is abed with her; the which the accused nun observing and making her aware thereof, she is acquitted and hath leisure to be with her lover_ 432”
“The term "latin lover" is hardly a misnomer, for a Mexican man is an ardent and effusive swain.”
“I don't necessarily like to use the word lover because it sounds like they just come over and have sex with you.”
“Love Guru Dr. Ava Cadell, founder of Loveology University, invites romantics to submit a FREE entry listing why their lover is the best.”
“Sanford left his four sons on Father's Day weekend to chase his lover is the most unforgivable transgression, worse than anything he did to his wife.”
“Today as a publicist, parent, and a word lover, I draw on my vocabulary for communicating messages effectively.”
“On the other hand, if you learn that your lover is a superhero, you might as well shoot yourself.”
“I've always been somewhat a label lover," says Ms. Mayer, holding dresses by Carolina Herrera (left) and Oscar de la Renta (right).”
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“The second food picture has chicken and broccoli, bean sprouts, and what they called lover chicken.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lover’.
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Dramatic Nouns
Nouns to be used as descriptions while writing stories
night owl, early bird, hedonist, ascetic, derelict, explorer, radical, pity friend, cupid, truant, caretaker, guardian and 120 more...
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love phrases/words
how love is used
love-adept, love adventure, love-all, love allegory, love amour, love at first sight, love-awe, love-badge, love ballad, love beads, love-bed, love-begotten and 273 more...
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On with their heads!
Words that make other words with the addition of one letter at the beginning. The resulting words are tagged "behead".
men, his, yes, any, iota, limb, aged, laid, land, lead, read, word and 327 more...
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Its Over - A New Beginning
allover, sign over, lord it over, move over, leftover, keel over, look over, hunch over, hold over, make over, ice over, four-leaf clover and 75 more...
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Arabian Nights
scheherazade, sinbad, bazaar, magic carpet, bedouin, leviathan, aladdin, ali baba, open sesame, 40 thieves, baghdad, ceylon and 32 more...
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Hearticulating
All sorts of names or terms for romantic partners: vague, clinical, physical, sleazy, cheesy, co-dependent, demeaning, sarcastic, or the dutifully committed. This is to provide a wide-range of le...
couple, partner, lover, sweetheart, significant other, confidant, consort, mate, better half, paramour, accomplice, counterpart and 52 more...
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pet lover's names
Pet names that lovers have for their lover. Comment if you wish, but there is no need to explain! Note: NOT the names of their pets. Even if their pets are their lovers, and vice versa.
nettie, molly, babes, honey, dear one, sweetheart, bird, birdy, sweetie, sweetie pie, cupcake, dearheart and 14 more...
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Words We Dislike!
A list created for TRM, because there are certain words that we just kind of hate.
lover, fetus, smegma, saggy, coulomb, placenta, consumate, moist, sticky, bedroom suit, jiggles, blubber and 52 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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no little thing
it bothers me when i hear someone who have experienced something life changing use the phrase: now i appreciate the little things. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY LITTLE THINGS. everything is EXTRAOR...
letters, living, understand, narrow, behavior, personal, need, meant, untamed, world, soldier, 'cause and 241 more...
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The Medley of Me
A jumble of words, sometimes contradictory, that add up to me. I'll probably be adding to this list for some time, because I'm a very complex individual. ;P
male, long-haired, big-eyed, writer, artist, guitarist, songsmith, talespinner, pilot, wannabe barnstormer, gypsy, cuddlesome and 209 more...
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diioxyde's Words
macabre, egypt, egyptology, queen, love, sex, sister, lover, web, cobweb, line, circle and 223 more...
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adamogiovane's Words
older woman, younger man, age gap relationship, non-fiction, sensuality, relationship, life, sex, love, hugs, kisses, breast and 147 more...
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elvesoncrack's Words
lachrymose, blustering, fjord, chihuahua, chiffon, catalytic, stile, gefilte, prosh, thwart, ralph, ickle and 379 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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Words with Method to their Madness
Patterned words! Any word that alternates vowels and consonants with no consonants next to each other, and no vowels next to each other. (And a letter limit of no less than 5)
eleven, every, vowel, lemon, alibi, hopes, limit, cures, caravan, emirate, united arab emirates, honorificabilitud... and 114 more...
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