1
a
: a person in love
b
lovers plural
: two persons in love with each other
2
: an affectionate or benevolent friend
3
: devotee
a lover of mystery novels
a lover of nature
4
a
: paramour
Her husband found a love letter from her lover.
b
: a person with whom one has sexual relations
He was her first lover.
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Examples of lover in a Sentence
His wife accused him of having a secret lover.
She left her husband and ran away with her lover.
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The Bob Dylan that the world fell in love with was a thinker, a joker, a fighter, and sometimes a lover.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Any dog lover will be thoroughly disarmed by this development, and by Kodi’s irresistible enactment of this arc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
But Tavitian, while a lover of fine wine, especially Burgundy, was not born to the manor.
—Ted Loos, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Pet Alliance invites animal lovers to the 31st edition of Paws in the Park on Feb. 8.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Any dog lover will be thoroughly disarmed by this development, and by Kodi’s irresistible enactment of this arc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
But Tavitian, while a lover of fine wine, especially Burgundy, was not born to the manor.
—Ted Loos, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Pet Alliance invites animal lovers to the 31st edition of Paws in the Park on Feb. 8.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lover. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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