amatore

Definitions of amatore
  1. noun
    a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
    synonyms: amadore, amante, amico, amoroso, innamorato, metà, partner
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    adoratore, ammiratore
    someone who admires a young woman
    amato, amorino, diletto, fiamma
    a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
    bello, boy, boy-friend, moroso, ragazzo
    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
    beniamino, cocco, cucco, favorito, prediletto, protetto
    a special loved one
    fidanzato
    a man who is engaged to be married
    sposa
    a woman who is engaged to be married
    corteggiatore, moscone, pretendente, spasimante
    a man who courts a woman
    type of:
    anima, elemento, essere umano, individuo, microcosmo, persona, tipo, uomo
    a human being
  2. noun
    an athlete who does not play for pay
    synonyms: filodrammatico
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    antonyms:
    professionista
    an athlete who plays for pay
    type of:
    atleta, sportivo
    a person trained to compete in sports
  3. noun
    an ardent follower and admirer
    synonyms: amante, amoroso, appassionato, fan, flabello, ventola
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    accolito, continuatore, leghista, seguace, seguito
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
  4. noun
    a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
    synonyms: dongiovanni, donnaiolo, donnaiuolo, farfallone, mandrillo, play boy
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    types:
    cascamorto, pappagallo
    a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
    type of:
    uomo
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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