lover
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lover¹
- /ˈlʌvɚ/ US
- /ˈlʌvə/ UK
Rhymes with -ʌvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.
noun lovers · lovyer
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One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
[…]loue is blinde, and louers cannot ſee / The pretty follies that themſelues commit,[…]
Similar: love, love interest, spouse, sweetheart, significant other
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A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
Be my bad boy, be my man / Be my weekend lover, but don't be my friend / You can be my bad boy, but understand / That I don't need you in my life again
Similar: bedfellow, bedmate, fuck, hookup, lover, paramour, mate, root, sex partner, sexual partner
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A person who loves something.
a lover of fine wines
Similar: connoisseur
- An informal term of address for any friend. All right, my lover?
Similar: admirer, adorer, baby, beloved, courter, crush, darling, enamorado, flame, follower, leman, loteby, love, love interest, lover, paramour, sparker, sweetheart, truelove, wooer
lover²
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: afficionado, devotee, buff, fan, sweetie, amateur, love, darling, sweetheart, romance, suitor, amour, loving, paramour, beloved, affair
Translations
Every language
noun one who loves another person
| Español | amante, enamorado, enamorada, amasio, querindongo (despective), jaño |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연인 yeonin, 애인 aein |
| 日本語 | 恋人 koibito, 愛人 aijin |
| 中文 | 戀人 /恋人 liànrén, 情人 qíngrén, 愛人 /爱人 àiren |
| हिन्दी | प्रेमी premī, प्रेमिका premikā, प्रणयी praṇyī |
| Kiswahili | mpenzi |
| Português | amante |
| Français | amoureux, amoureuse |
| Deutsch | Geliebter, Geliebte, Liebender, Liebende |
| Italiano | amante |
| Ελληνικά | εραστής erastís, ερωμένη eroméni |
| Română | iubit, iubită, amant, amantă |
| Русский | любо́вник ljubóvnik, любо́вница ljubóvnica, возлю́бленный vozljúblennyj, возлю́бленная vozljúblennaja, влюблённый vljubljónnyj, влюблённая vljubljónnaja |
| Tiếng Việt | người yêu |
| العربية | عَاشِق ʕāšiq, عَاشِقَة ʕāšiqa, مُحِبّ muḥibb, مُحِبَّة muḥibba, عَشِيق ʕašīq |
| עברית | אָהוּב ahúv, מְאַהֵב m'ahév |
noun sexual partner
| Español | amante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 애인 aein, 정부 jeongbu |
| 日本語 | 愛人 aijin, 情婦 jōfu |
| 中文 | 情人 qíngrén |
| हिन्दी | प्रेमिक premik, प्रेमिका premikā, प्रेमी premī |
| Kiswahili | mpenzi |
| Português | amante |
| Français | amant, amante |
| Deutsch | Liebhaber, Liebhaberin |
| Italiano | amante |
| Ελληνικά | εραστής erastís, ερωμένη eroméni, αγαπητικός agapitikós, αγαπητικιά agapitikiá |
| Română | amant, amantă, ibovnic, ibovnică |
| Русский | любо́вник ljubóvnik, любо́вница ljubóvnica |
| Tiếng Việt | người tình bạn tình |
| العربية | عَاشِق ʕāšiq, عَاشِقَة ʕāšiqa, مُحِبّ muḥibb, مُحِبَّة muḥibba, عَشِيق ʕašīq |
noun person who loves something
| Español | amante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 애호자 aehoja, 애호가 aehoga |
| 日本語 | 愛好家 aikōka |
| 中文 | 愛好者 /爱好者 àihàozhě |
| Kiswahili | mpenzi |
| Português | amante |
| Français | amateur, amatrice |
| Deutsch | Kenner, Kennerin, -freund, -freundin, -liebhaber, -liebhaberin |
| Italiano | amante |
| Ελληνικά | λάτρης látris, θαυμαστής thavmastís, θαυμάστρια thavmástria |
| Română | om iubitor, persoană iubitoare, fan |
| Русский | люби́тель ljubítelʹ, люби́тельница ljubítelʹnica |
| العربية | مُغْرَم muḡram |
Talk about this word "lover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lover. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lover. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lover "lover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lover.Cite this
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title = {lover},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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