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LOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who loves someone or is loved by someone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lover" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lover"):
steady; sweetheart; sweetie; truelove (a person loved by another person)
squeeze ((slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend)
soul mate (someone for whom you have a deep affinity)
Romeo (an ardent male lover)
fondler; petter (a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one)
necker (a lover who necks)
kisser; osculator (someone who kisses)
inamorato (a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship)
inamorata (a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship)
idoliser; idolizer (a lover blind with admiration and devotion)
girl; girlfriend; lady friend (a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved)
darling; dearie; deary; ducky; favorite; favourite; pet (a special loved one)
beau; boyfriend; fellow; swain (a man who is the lover of a man or woman)
betrothed (the person to whom you are engaged)
beloved; dear; dearest; honey; love (a beloved person; used as terms of endearment)
admirer; adorer (someone who admires a young woman)
Derivation:
love (have a great affection or liking for)
love (be enamored or in love with)
love (get pleasure from)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("lover" is a kind of...):
domestic partner; significant other; spousal equivalent; spouse equivalent (a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lover"):
fancy woman; kept woman; mistress (an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man)
man (a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman)
fancy man; paramour (a woman's lover)
Derivation:
love (have sexual intercourse with)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An ardent follower and admirer
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("lover" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lover"):
aerophile (a lover of aviation)
aficionado (a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer)
amorist (one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love)
bacchanal; bacchant (a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus)
groupie (an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around))
metalhead (a fan of heavy metal music)
Holonyms ("lover" is a member of...):
followers; following (a group of followers or enthusiasts)
Derivation:
love (have a great affection or liking for)
love (get pleasure from)
Context examples:
The Turk allowed this intimacy to take place and encouraged the hopes of the youthful lovers, while in his heart he had formed far other plans.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
A girl or woman who is the lover of a boy or man.
(Girlfriend, NCI Thesaurus)
A boy or man who is the lover of a girl or woman.
(Boyfriend, NCI Thesaurus)
Alleyne had read and had heard of love and of lovers.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Though my parents had been married so long, they had really seen very little of each other, and their affection was as warm and as fresh as if they were two newly-wedded lovers.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“People usually eat food in a pattern. A chocolate lover would eat chocolate with something else,” Djoussé explains.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Then she hurried away with her lover.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
He was a lover first and always.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Mars will also be sending silvery beams to Venus, his lover, a planet that rules your solar eighth house, so commissions, royalties, and other fees may come in now, too.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The lovers were standing together at one of the windows.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
