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lover

1

[luhv-er]

noun

  1. a person who is in love with another.

  2. a person who has a sexual or romantic relationship with another.

  3. a person with whom one conducts an extramarital sexual affair.

  4. a person who has a strong enjoyment or liking for something, as specified.

    a lover of music.

    Synonyms: , ,
  5. 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

  1. Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.

lover

/ ˈʌə /

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

    1. someone who loves a specified person or thing

      a lover of music

    2. ( in combination )

      a music-lover

      a cat-lover

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • loverless adjective
  • loverlike adjective
  • nonlover noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lover1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; love + -er 1
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And thankfully, Mabel and Honoria are set up here to be out and proud of their love: “The most important person in our lives,” Mabel tells her lover, “is each other.”

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It took three years to get all the required permissions for the 50-acre Hopland burn in Mendocino County, where vineyard owners worried their world-class grapes might get a little too “smoky” for most wine lovers.

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But the seven-time world champion, a vegan and well-known animal lover, was more concerned with the "horrible" death of the groundhog.

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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.

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Frank is known for his use of data in the game, previously stating he is not a lover of shots from outside the box.

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