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lover
[
luhv
-er
]
Example Sentences
Origin
lov·er
/
ˈlʌv
ər
/
Show Spelled
[
luhv
-er
]
Show IPA
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.
5.
a person who
loves
,
especially a person who has or shows a warm and general affectionate regard for others:
a lover of mankind.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English;
see
love
,
-er
1
Related forms
lov·er·less,
adjective
lov·er·like,
adjective
non·lov·er,
noun
Can be confused:
louver
,
Louvre
,
lover
.
Synonyms
4.
devotee, enthusiast, fan.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Example Sentences
It's exactly the same with choosing a
lover
or spouse, choosing to have kids or not to have them, etc.
In the course of the fight he was forced to resign, having made a false statement about how he and his
lover
had met.
Fossett had a
lover
and they ran off to start a new life together.
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It's exactly the same with choosing a
lover
or spouse, choosing to have kids or not to have them, etc.
In the course of the fight he was forced to resign, having made a false statement about how he and his
lover
had met.
Fossett had a
lover
and they ran off to start a new life together.
It's the dead of winter and you must start to think about finding a
lover
and.
But the new players also present a barrier that's tough for a true music
lover
to hurdle: storage space.
There is nobody in the commonwealth of learning who does not profess himself a
lover
of truth:.
Lodgings here accommodate a wide range of tourists, from the backpacking ecology
lover
to pampered resort fans.
She's a die-hard meat
lover
and won't take much besides.
If your
lover
wants to game and you don't, you can buy limited-term subscriptions to top games with adult themes.
As a music
lover
of all sorts, there surely might be some essential compositions as well for similar reasons.
Recounts a drunken man's train trip to visit his
lover
and child on the outskirts of the capital.
Consider that perhaps some goat
lover
might want to select the remaining door with a goat.
First, it establishes you as a hipster and wry
lover
of textual hi-jinks.
Its simple design means it will never jam, misfeed or tell you you're a lousy
lover
.
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
Lov·er
/
ˈlʌv
ər
/
Show Spelled
[
luhv
-er
]
Show IPA
noun
Samuel,
1797–1868,
Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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lover
Collins
World English Dictionary
lover
(ˈlʌvə)
—
n
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
3.
a. someone who loves a specified person or thing:
a lover of music
b. (
in combination
):
a music-lover
;
a cat-lover
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lover
early 13c., from
love
(v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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