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.
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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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 May 2026
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Off Campus uses the messy lives of these athletes to explore romance tropes like fake-dating plots, enemies-to-lovers twists, secret relationships, and more.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 May 2026
Our country may be heading into tougher economic times, but these music lovers plan to face them with brand new BottleRock hats on their heads, glasses of merlot in their hands and earfuls of the Backstreet Boys and Slightly Stoopid.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Determined to uncover the otherworldly beast responsible for murdering his friend, Sam joins forces with his neighbors Art (Clarke Peters), Judy (Alfre Woodard), Wally (Denis O'Hare) and Renee (Geena Davis), as well as Renee's younger lover, law enforcement officer Paz (Carlos Miranda).
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Off Campus uses the messy lives of these athletes to explore romance tropes like fake-dating plots, enemies-to-lovers twists, secret relationships, and more.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for lover
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lover. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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