as in lover
literary
a person with whom someone is having a romantic or sexual relationship and especially a secret or improper relationship
Her husband found a love letter from her paramour.
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Recent Examples of paramour
Throughout Fort Worth, streets with feminine monikers are rumored to be named for builders’ girlfriends and paramours.
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
Barry Morphew put his phone into airplane mode at 2:47 p.m. that day, and Suzanne never responded to messages from her paramour sent at 2:44 and 2:46 p.m., court filings and testimony have shown.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Episodes 7 and 8 were particularly well-received with extensive praise for co-stars Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson, whose performances as electric paramours still fuel a steady stream of graphic art and fan-fiction online.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 June 2025
Their seemingly innocent flirtation turns into a dangerous game of cat and mouse while various people — who all think that Tupelo is Clifton-Ward’s thieving paramour — try to capture the pair.
—Paul Vidich, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
Barry Morphew put his phone into airplane mode at 2:47 p.m. that day, and Suzanne never responded to messages from her paramour sent at 2:44 and 2:46 p.m., court filings and testimony have shown.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Episodes 7 and 8 were particularly well-received with extensive praise for co-stars Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson, whose performances as electric paramours still fuel a steady stream of graphic art and fan-fiction online.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 June 2025
Their seemingly innocent flirtation turns into a dangerous game of cat and mouse while various people — who all think that Tupelo is Clifton-Ward’s thieving paramour — try to capture the pair.
—Paul Vidich, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
Noun
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On the hunt for the key to a country music lover’s heart?—
Ramal Nasim
July 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Beach lovers should check out Britannia Beach and then continue to drive north towards Sea to Sky Gondola.—
Miriam Porter,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The Khy founder has been on a fashionable streak all summer long; she has been spotted spending time in Europe with friends, family and her boyfriend, Timothée Chalamet, over the last few weeks, and has worn several stylish outfits during her travels that later made it to her Instagram.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Lawson was tried alongside Rogers’ boyfriend, Brooks Houck.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
18 July 2025
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Unlike their relatively simple origin in the comic—a brilliant scientist, his best friend, his girlfriend and her kid brother go into space and are bombarded by cosmic rays—the creation of the Fantastic Four title is shrouded in mystery, controversy, and litigation.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
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The second shot featuring Swift shows the couple looking sleek in matching black outfits at a restaurant, but the most exciting reveal is Kelce's phone screen in the corner, which shows the NFL star has a photo of him and his girlfriend as his wallpaper.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Soon thereafter, the ambitious singer left her husband’s band, contending that her position as a vocalist was secondary to that of the other musicians.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Together with her husband, Naples native and former Apple executive Stefano Liotta, West opened the doors to a boutique hotel, Casina Cinquepozzi, in Puglia this spring.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
26 July 2025
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Just after deputies led him away, his wife Lois headed to her car for the eight-hour drive back to Tallahassee.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
19 July 2025
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Mason and his wife previously owned the British Marketplace store on Stirling Road in Davie but sold it a couple years ago and moved to California to be near his dad, who was diagnosed with cancer.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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