Thesaurus: paramour
A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man or a woman.
Related headwords
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Definitions
- n. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man or a woman.
- n. Love; gallantry.
- adv. Alt. of Paramours
- n. a woman's lover
- n. a woman who cohabits with an important man
- n:100 n a woman's lover n a woman who cohabits with an important man