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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Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
History lovers will, of course, be in heaven here, too: The 2.5-mile-long Freedom Trail includes sites like Faneuil Hall and the Boston Common.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
Wine lovers looking to enjoy Ferrari’s leader of the pack should keep an eye out for Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore, which, like the F1 bottlings, is made with 100 percent Chardonnay.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 July 2024
Twenty-six years after Harry Connick Jr. swept Sandra Bullock up in his arms in the small town of Smithville, Texas—albeit as lovers in the 1998 Southern rom-com Hope Floats—the film stars are still friends.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
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Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
History lovers will, of course, be in heaven here, too: The 2.5-mile-long Freedom Trail includes sites like Faneuil Hall and the Boston Common.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
Wine lovers looking to enjoy Ferrari’s leader of the pack should keep an eye out for Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore, which, like the F1 bottlings, is made with 100 percent Chardonnay.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 July 2024
Twenty-six years after Harry Connick Jr. swept Sandra Bullock up in his arms in the small town of Smithville, Texas—albeit as lovers in the 1998 Southern rom-com Hope Floats—the film stars are still friends.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lover. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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