lover

(lŭv'ər)
n.

1. One who loves another, especially one who feels sexual love.
2. lovers A couple in love with each other.
3. 1. A paramour.
   2. A sexual partner.
4. One who is fond of or devoted to something: a lover of fine food.

loverly lov'er·ly adv. & adj.

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noun

1. A person's regular sexual partner: paramour. See sex/asexual.
2. One who ardently admires: admirer, devotee, enthusiast, fancier. Informal fan². See like/dislike, love/hatred, praise/blame.

n

Definition: person having sexual relationship
Antonyms: enemy

IN BRIEF: n. - A person who cares deeply or is deeply cared about; An ardent follower and admirer.

All mankind love a lover. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Source: Essays. Love

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Quotes:

"Lovers may be -- and indeed generally are -- enemies, but they never can be friends, because there must always be a spice of jealousy and a something of Self in all their speculations." - Lord Byron

"Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?" - John Donne

"There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives." - Cyril Connolly

"One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched." - Jean De La Bruyere

"These two imparadised in one another's arms, the happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill of bliss on bliss." - John Milton

"In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past -- a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared." - Henri Frederic Amiel

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To see a beautiful lover in one's dream is a special gift to one's inner self. It signifies acceptance of self-worth and acknowledgment of one's true inner value.

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adjective
adjective

Representing a Cockney pronunciation of 'lovely'. (1907 —) .
J. Wainwright He 'ad the ackers—believe me—wiv a car like that....A loverly job, it was (1968).

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• Love and Romance - lover: person who is in love with another, esp. one having a sexual or romantic relationship with another; person with whom one is having an extramarital affair

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See words rhyming with "lover."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - elsker, kæreste

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrijer, minnaar, geliefde, liefhebber

Français (French)
n. - (gén) partenaire, amant/maîtresse, amateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geliebter, Liebhaber, Freund

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εραστής, αγαπητικός, ερωμένος, λάτρης, θαυμαστής, θιασώτης, φίλος

Italiano (Italian)
amante, appassionato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - amante (m) (f), aficionado (m), entusiasta (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
возлюбленный, любитель

Español (Spanish)
n. - amante, querido, aficionado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - älskare, tillbedjare, fästman, (varm) vän, beundrare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爱人, 情人, 爱好者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 愛人, 情人, 愛好者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연인 , 정부, 애호가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 恋人, 恋人どうし, 愛人, 愛好者, 恋する人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحبيب, العشيق, العاشق, صديق محب, نصير متحمس, خليل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוהב, מאהב, שוחר, חובב‬

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