Thesaurus: lover

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1. n. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.
2. n. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country.
3. n. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music.
4. n. Alt. of Lovery
5. n. a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
6. n. an ardent follower and admirer
7. n. a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
8. 1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. Gower. Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. Shak. 2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country. I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. Shak. 3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music. "A lover of knowledge." T. Burnet. See Louver. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
9. See Louver. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
10. n:100 n. a person who loves someone or is loved by someone n. a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage