lover

n a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

Types:: show 28 types...; hide 28 types...; admirer, adorer
someone who admires a young woman; beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment; betrothed
the person to whom you are engaged; beau, boyfriend, fellow, swain, young man
a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet
a special loved one; girl, girlfriend, lady friend
a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; idoliser, idolizer
a lover blind with admiration and devotion; inamorata
a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship; inamorato
a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship; kisser, osculator
someone who kisses; necker
a lover who necks; fondler, petter
a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; Romeo
an ardent male lover; soul mate
someone for whom you have a deep affinity; squeeze
(slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; steady, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove
a person loved by another person; chosen
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; enthusiast, fancier
a person having a strong liking for something; fiance, groom-to-be
a man who is engaged to be married; bride-to-be, fiancee
a woman who is engaged to be married; dulcinea, ladylove
a woman who is a man's sweetheart; macushla
(an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling; mollycoddle
a pampered darling; an effeminate man; sugar daddy
a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy; suer, suitor, wooer
a man who courts a woman; teacher's pet
the teacher's favorite student; valentine
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; worshiper, worshipper
someone who admires too much to recognize faults

Type of:: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being

n an ardent follower and admirer

Synonyms:: buff, devotee, fan

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; 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

Type of:: follower
a person who accepts the leadership of another

n a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

Examples:: Eva Braun
the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945); Delilah
(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength

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a woman's lover; man
a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; fancy woman, kept woman, mistress
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man; concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour
a woman who cohabits with an important man

Type 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

DEFINITIONS OF: lover

n a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

n an ardent follower and admirer

n a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage