lover en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈlʌvɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈlʌvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.
Meanings
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One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
Now, there's one in California who's been cursing my name / 'Cause I found me a better lover in the UK, hey, hey / Until I made my getaway
2014 September 23, Elle King, Dave Bassett, “Ex's & Oh's”, in Love Stuff, performed by Elle King:We can only hurt each other the way that lovers can / So where do we go, where do we hide now?
2016, David Boulter, Stuart A. Staples, “Like Only Lovers Can”, in The Waiting Room, performed by Tindersticks:When HBO airs “Behind the Candelabra” on May 26, the world will get to see Matt Damon play Liberace’s drug-addled, surgically enhanced lover – a role about as far from Jason Bourne as it gets.
2013 March 11, Adam Markovitz, “Matt Damon on (maybe) returning to ‘Bourne’ and playing Liberace’s lover”, in CNN:[…]loue is blinde, and louers cannot ſee / The pretty follies that themſelues commit,[…]
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi], page 170, column 2:This is for the lover in you (take this ring) / This ring (It means I'll always be true) / This is (how we'll start love anew) This time (were gonna last forever)
1980, Shalamar, “This Is For The Lover In You”, in Three For Love:Well there's a wide wide world of noble causes / And lovely landscapes to discover / But all I really want to do right now / Is find another lover
1976, Joni Mitchell, “Song For Sharon”, in Hejira:
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A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
I'm up and jaws are on the floor Lovers in the bathroom and a line outside the door
2020 April 3, Chappell Roan, Dan Nigro, “Pink Pony Club”performed by Chappell Roan: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
2006, Peifer Yann, Reuter Manuel, “Bad Boy”, in Everytime^([sic]) We Touch, performed by Cascada, →OCLC:2018 January 17, "Libra Woman: Personality Traits: Love & More", Astrology.com http://www.astrology.com/libra-woman.html A Libra woman seems to always be in love - either with her long term partner or with an ever-changing series of rotating lovers.
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A person who loves something.
But though a conscientious disciplinarian he was no lover of authority for mere authority's sake.
1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter XVIII.”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC, page 279:a lover of fine wines
Sunday is 420 day, when lovers of marijuana get together to celebrate their fondness for weed.
2025 April 20, Sandee LaMotte, “Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years, study finds”, in CNN:a lover of his/her own country
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(West-Country, with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.
All right, my lover?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lovyer | alternative, dialectal, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| lovers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
alright my lover (Compound words and expressions) · book lover (Compound words and expressions) · girllover · loverly · loveress · womanlover · lovers' lane (Compound words and expressions) · nonlover · fun-lover (Compound words and expressions) · lover's eye (Compound words and expressions) · friends-to-lovers (Compound words and expressions) · loverlike · Canby's mountain lover · manlover · word lover · word-lover (Compound words and expressions) · loverboy · Bambi-lover · loverwise · lover's eye · lovergirl · warlover · lover boy (Compound words and expressions) · lovered · homolover · childlover · doglover · birdlover · nigger lover (Compound words and expressions) · loverdom · catlover · peacelover · nature lover (Compound words and expressions) · booklover (Compound words and expressions) · nigger-lover (Compound words and expressions) · land-lover (Compound words and expressions) · loverhood · boylover · kikelover (Compound words and expressions) · butt lover (Compound words and expressions) · loverless · diaper lover (Compound words and expressions) · loverman · nature-lover (Compound words and expressions) · motherlover · enemies-to-lovers (Compound words and expressions) · lover-man (Compound words and expressions) · lovers rock (Compound words and expressions) · cyberlover · mountain lover (Compound words and expressions) · lover man (Compound words and expressions) · free lover (Compound words and expressions) · lover's lane (Compound words and expressions) · alright me lover (Compound words and expressions) · enemies-to-friends-to-lovers (Compound words and expressions) · Bambi lover (Compound words and expressions) · Latin lover (Compound words and expressions)
Descendants
Hyponyms
beau · inamorata · girlfriend · kept man · inamorato · ladylove · theyfriend · honey · loverboy · suitor · enbyfriend · spark · Strephon · mistress · Male · cicisbeo · swain · Female · kept woman · young man · lovergirl · woman · amoroso · boyfriend · Non-binary
Relateds
Synonyms
flame · loteby · courter · love · bedfellow · baby · enamorado · mate · adorer · sweetheart · sparker · follower · paramour · root · hookup · love interest · admirer · significant other · beloved · sexual partner · darling · connoisseur · love · bedmate · leman · lover · spouse · wooer · truelove · sweetheart · love interest · paramour · crush · lover · sex partner · fuck
Translations (391)
tr âşık (sexual partner) · ja 愛好家 (person who loves something) · cs milenka (one who loves another person) · hy սիրահար (one who loves another person) · he אָהוּב (one who loves another person) · te ప్రేమికుడు (person who loves something) · sw mpenzi (sexual partner) · fa-ira عاشِق (sexual partner) · hi प्रेमिका (one who loves another person) · kk ғашық (one who loves another person) · yi קאָכאַניק (one who loves another person) · ar عَشِيق (one who loves another person) · cmn 情人 (one who loves another person) · yi קאָכאַנקע (sexual partner) · lt meilužis (sexual partner) · ko 애인 (one who loves another person) · sh љу́ба̄вница (sexual partner) · el θαυμάστρια (person who loves something) · ko 애호자 (person who loves something) · yue 戀人 /恋人 (one who loves another person) · yi ליובאָווניק (sexual partner) · ml കാമുകൻ (sexual partner) · sv älskarinna (one who loves another person) · mi kairoro (one who loves another person) · is ástmaður (sexual partner) · ast amante (person who loves something) · eo amdonanto (sexual partner) · te ప్రియుడు (one who loves another person) · gu પ્રેમી (one who loves another person) · pt amante (person who loves something) · ro amantă (one who loves another person) · yi קאָכאַנקע (one who loves another person) · ru возлю́бленная (one who loves another person) · uk люби́тель (person who loves something) · lt meilužė (sexual partner) · crh süygili (one who loves another person) · ca amant (person who loves something) · el εραστής (sexual partner) · ar عَشِيق (sexual partner) · la amātrix (one who loves another person) · mi tau o te ate (one who loves another person) · eo amanto (one who loves another person) · fo unnusta (one who loves another person) · es querindongo (despective) (one who loves another person) · ar مُحِبَّة (sexual partner) · da elsker (sexual partner) · eo amdonantino (sexual partner) · sq dashnore (sexual partner) · cmn 愛好者 /爱好者 (person who loves something) · lv mīlētājs (sexual partner) · pl miłośniczka (person who loves something) · sl ljubimec (sexual partner) · alt ойнош (one who loves another person) · de Liebhaberin (sexual partner) · pt amante (sexual partner) · be каха́нка (one who loves another person) · ca amistançat (sexual partner) · gl amador (one who loves another person) · fi rakastaja (person who loves something) · ko 련인 (one who loves another person) · yi קאָכאַנטשיק (sexual partner) · enm lovere (one who loves another person) · pl amator (person who loves something) · ml കാമുകൻ (one who loves another person) · is ástkona (sexual partner) · ar عَاشِق (sexual partner) · uk коха́нок (one who loves another person) · hi प्रणयी (one who loves another person) · bg люби́тел (person who loves something) · hy սիրահար (person who loves something) · sk milovník (person who loves something) · gd cuspair (one who loves another person) · hu barát (person who loves something) · be палюбо́ўніца (one who loves another person) · de -freundin (person who loves something) · sh љубитѐљица (person who loves something) · gu વલ્લભ (one who loves another person) · cs milenec (sexual partner) · nb elskerinne (one who loves another person) · el αγαπητικός (sexual partner) · de -liebhaberin (person who loves something) · nl minnaar (one who loves another person) · fr amant (sexual partner) · ro iubită (one who loves another person) · gu આશક (one who loves another person) · ru люби́тельница (person who loves something) · el ερωμένη (one who loves another person) · fa-ira عاشِق (one who loves another person) · es jaño (one who loves another person) · uz maʼshuqa (sexual partner) · ru любо́вница (sexual partner) · es enamorado (one who loves another person) · ro amant (sexual partner) · uk коха́нка (sexual partner) · yue 情人 (one who loves another person) · sl ljubitelj (person who loves something) · ar مُحِبّ (sexual partner) · ja 情婦 (sexual partner) · sl ljubimka (sexual partner) · ro amant (one who loves another person) · mi tahu (one who loves another person) · hy սիրեկան (sexual partner) · ko 연인 (one who loves another person) · hu szerető (sexual partner) · fo sjeikur (one who loves another person) · sl ljubica (sexual partner) · be палюбо́ўнік (sexual partner) · ur عاشِقَہ (sexual partner) · gl amante (person who loves something) · fa-ira دِلْدادِه (one who loves another person) · fr amoureuse (one who loves another person) · nl minnares (one who loves another person) · bn প্রেমিক (one who loves another person) · tpi pren (one who loves another person) · ru влюблённая (one who loves another person) · ur آشْنا (sexual partner) · tg ошиқ (sexual partner) · hi प्रेमी (one who loves another person) · ky сүйүүчү (person who loves something) · pl amantka (sexual partner) · ar عَاشِقَة (sexual partner) · be любі́целька (person who loves something) · enm lovere (sexual partner) · la amator (sexual partner) · mk љубовница (sexual partner) · nb elsker (sexual partner) · hu pár (one who loves another person) · ckv qnangil (one who loves another person) · la amāns (one who loves another person) · mn амраг (one who loves another person) · de Geliebte (one who loves another person) · es enamorada (one who loves another person) · sv älskarinna (sexual partner) · pl kochanica (sexual partner) · sh љу́ба̄внӣк (one who loves another person) · tt гашыйк (sexual partner) · vi người tình bạn tình (sexual partner) · nb elsker (person who loves something) · gl amador (person who loves something) · az aşiq (one who loves another person) · et armuke (sexual partner) · mk љубовник (sexual partner) · sl ljubček (sexual partner) · ka საყვარელი (sexual partner) · tk aşyk (one who loves another person) · sv älskare (sexual partner) · cu люблѥникъ (one who loves another person) · hy սիրած (sexual partner) · mi whaiāipo (one who loves another person) · ba ғашиҡ (sexual partner) · de Liebende (one who loves another person) · ru влюблённый (one who loves another person) · cs milovnice (person who loves something) · pl amatorka (person who loves something) · es amante (one who loves another person) · gl amante (one who loves another person) · sl ljubiteljica (person who loves something) · fa-ira عاشِق (person who loves something) · fr amoureux (one who loves another person) · be каха́нак (one who loves another person) · bn আশেক (sexual partner) · pl ukochany (one who loves another person) · ml പ്രിയൻ (person who loves something) · la amātrix (sexual partner) · ar مُغْرَم (person who loves something) · gu પ્રેમિકા (one who loves another person) · cs milenka (sexual partner) · he מְאַהֵב (one who loves another person) · gl querido (sexual partner) · tg маъшуқа (sexual partner) · yi ליובאָווניק (one who loves another person) · mn ᠠᠮᠠᠷᠠᠭ (sexual partner) · hu kedvelő (person who loves something) · sh ljùbitelj (person who loves something) · enm lovere (person who loves something) · yue 愛人 /爱人 (one who loves another person) · bg люби́телка (person who loves something) · grc ἐραστής (one who loves another person) · yue 情人 (sexual partner) · nl minnaar (sexual partner) · pl kochanek (sexual partner) · my သယောက် (sexual partner) · aho 𑜀𑜦𑜡 𑜍𑜀𑜫 (one who loves another person) · alt ойнош (sexual partner) · sh ljubitèljica (person who loves something) · sh švalerka (one who loves another person) · nb elsker (one who loves another person) · te ప్రియురాలు (one who loves another person) · uk коха́нок (sexual partner) · bg любо́вница (one who loves another person) · ja 恋人 (one who loves another person) · sh љу̀битељ (person who loves something) · et armastaja (sexual partner) · fr amateur (person who loves something) · ug يار (one who loves another person) · bn প্রেমিকা (one who loves another person) · ja 愛人 (one who loves another person) · uk коха́нка (one who loves another person) · ang lufiend (one who loves another person) · hi प्रेमी (sexual partner) · mk љубовник (one who loves another person) · be любі́цель (person who loves something) · grc ἐραστής (sexual partner) · az oynaş (sexual partner) · is ástkona (one who loves another person) · kk ашына (one who loves another person) · mk швалерка (sexual partner) · ko 애인 (sexual partner) · ca amant (sexual partner) · de Kennerin (person who loves something) · ro fan (person who loves something) · da elsker (one who loves another person) · nb elskerinne (sexual partner) · ru любо́вник (sexual partner) · sh švaler (one who loves another person) · hy սիրուհի (sexual partner) · sh швалерка (one who loves another person) · mn ᠠᠮᠠᠷᠠᠭ (one who loves another person) · it amante (person who loves something) · tg ошиқ (one who loves another person) · yi ליובאָווניצע (one who loves another person) · gu પ્રિયા (one who loves another person) · sk milenka (sexual partner) · de -liebhaber (person who loves something) · eo amantino (sexual partner) · ko 정부 (sexual partner) · ga leannán (one who loves another person) · pl kochanka (sexual partner) · lv mīļākais (sexual partner) · ky ойнош (one who loves another person) · ar مُحِبَّة (one who loves another person) · mi whakaaweawe (one who loves another person) · sq dashnor (sexual partner) · sk milenka (one who loves another person) · uz jazman (sexual partner) · az məşuqə (sexual partner) · alt сӱӱчи (person who loves something) · pt amante (one who loves another person) · tr manita (sexual partner) · sh ljúbāvnica (one who loves another person) · ar عَاشِق (one who loves another person) · eo amantino (one who loves another person) · fa-ira دوسْتْدار (one who loves another person) · yue 愛好者 /爱好者 (person who loves something) · ro ibovnică (sexual partner) · mi makai (one who loves another person) · be каха́нак (sexual partner) · de -freund (person who loves something) · fi rakas (one who loves another person) · bg любо́вница (sexual partner) · fa-ira مَعْشوقِه (sexual partner) · avd عاشوق (one who loves another person) · bn প্রেমিকা (sexual partner) · mk швалер (sexual partner) · ka მოყვარული (person who loves something) · tr âşık (one who loves another person) · ms kekasih (one who loves another person) · cmn 情人 (sexual partner) · es amasio (one who loves another person) · yi קאָכאַניק (sexual partner) · es amante (person who loves something) · cmn 戀人 /恋人 (one who loves another person) · ur مَعْشُوقَہ (sexual partner) · mn амраг (sexual partner) · ro iubit (one who loves another person) · fr amatrice (person who loves something) · ca amant (one who loves another person) · be палюбо́ўніца (sexual partner) · ru возлю́бленный (one who loves another person) · gu માશૂક (one who loves another person) · yi געליבטער (sexual partner) · ar عَاشِقَة (one who loves another person) · it amante (one who loves another person) · is ástmaður (one who loves another person) · tr yar (sexual partner) · lv mīļotāja (person who loves something) · pl amant (sexual partner) · gl amigo (sexual partner) · pl ukochana (one who loves another person) · tr sevgili (sexual partner) · mk љубителка (person who loves something) · ceb uyab (one who loves another person) · sh љу́ба̄внӣк (sexual partner) · sh љу́ба̄вница (one who loves another person) · ar مُحِبّ (one who loves another person) · gl amante (sexual partner) · ky ойнош (sexual partner) · uk коха́нець (one who loves another person) · sk milenec (one who loves another person) · sv älskare (one who loves another person) · tr oynaş (sexual partner) · te ప్రేమికురాలు (person who loves something) · el ερωμένη (sexual partner) · th คนรัก (one who loves another person) · ro ibovnic (sexual partner) · mi tau (one who loves another person) · lv mīļotājs (person who loves something) · id kekasih (one who loves another person) · bn প্রেমিক (sexual partner) · fr amante (sexual partner) · es amante (sexual partner) · hu kedves (one who loves another person) · sk milenec (sexual partner) · de Liebender (one who loves another person) · ug ئاشىق (one who loves another person) · bg любо́вник (sexual partner) · da elskerinde (one who loves another person) · pl gach (sexual partner) · mi ipo (one who loves another person) · sa कामुक (sexual partner) · ur عاشِق (sexual partner) · crh sevgili (one who loves another person) · sl ljubimec (one who loves another person) · de Kenner (person who loves something) · nl minnares (sexual partner) · sh ljúbāvnica (sexual partner) · gd gràdh (one who loves another person) · vi người yêu (one who loves another person) · la amātor (one who loves another person) · cs milovník (person who loves something) · sh ljúbāvnīk (sexual partner) · ro om iubitor (person who loves something) · ur عاشِقَہ (one who loves another person) · bg любо́вник (one who loves another person) · tt гашыйк (one who loves another person) · hi प्रेमिक (sexual partner) · yi געליבטע (sexual partner) · sh ljúbāvnīk (one who loves another person) · sk milovníčka (person who loves something) · nn elskar (one who loves another person) · th คู่รัก (one who loves another person) · mr प्रियकर (one who loves another person) · da elskerinde (sexual partner) · be палюбо́ўнік (one who loves another person) · yi געליבטער (one who loves another person) · eo amanto (sexual partner) · be любі́цельніца (person who loves something) · uk люби́телька (person who loves something) · ur عاشِق (one who loves another person) · fa-ira خاطِرْخواه (one who loves another person) · wyi ngan.grung (one who loves another person) · de Geliebter (one who loves another person) · ja 愛人 (sexual partner) · fi rakastaja (sexual partner) · el λάτρης (person who loves something) · fi rakastaja (one who loves another person) · de Liebhaber (sexual partner) · pro amador (one who loves another person) · hi प्रेमिका (sexual partner) · pl miłośnik (person who loves something) · ro amantă (sexual partner) · yi קאָכאַנטשיק (one who loves another person) · nn elskarinne (one who loves another person) · sv älskande (one who loves another person) · uz oʻynash (sexual partner) · uk коха́нець (sexual partner) · ru любо́вница (one who loves another person) · ka შეყვარებული (one who loves another person) · sw mpenzi (one who loves another person) · tr sevgili (one who loves another person) · el θαυμαστής (person who loves something) · ota عاشق (one who loves another person) · ru любо́вник (one who loves another person) · el εραστής (one who loves another person) · yi ליובאָווניצע (sexual partner) · mk љубовница (one who loves another person) · ba ғашиҡ (one who loves another person) · ko 애호가 (person who loves something) · ru люби́тель (person who loves something) · cs milenec (one who loves another person) · sh швалер (one who loves another person) · ur مَعْشُوق (sexual partner) · mk љубител (person who loves something) · ky ашык (one who loves another person) · hu rajongó (person who loves something) · uz oshiq (one who loves another person) · cy cariad (one who loves another person) · el αγαπητικιά (sexual partner) · be каха́нка (sexual partner) · sw mpenzi (person who loves something) · yi געליבטע (one who loves another person) · my လင်ငယ် (sexual partner) · mr प्रेयसी (one who loves another person) · gd leannan (one who loves another person) · lv mīlētāja (sexual partner) · esu kenkesteka (one who loves another person) · la amāns (sexual partner) · it amante (sexual partner) · es querendón (one who loves another person) · cmn 愛人 /爱人 (one who loves another person) · ro persoană iubitoare (person who loves something)