lover boy

noun

informal
: a man who is a woman's lover or who has sexual relations with many women
an actress and her lover boy

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The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt. — The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025 From Upper East Side wallflower to serial-killing lover boy to podcast host, Penn Badgley’s had quite the arc. — Penn Badgley, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 There are plenty of books out there about love triangles and men begging woman to sleep with them, going all the way back to The Aeneid’s self-serving lover boy, but how might Rhonda feel? — James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025 The film traces the journey of the heroine’s rebellion juxtaposed with the hero’s transformation into a lover boy. — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The lead song off Sincerely, Montana has the West Palm Beach spitter in full lover boy mode. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 Feb. 2024 Valentine’s Day might be a little less than a month away, but Common, ever the lover boy, wasted no time in lavishing praise and adoration onto his girlfriend. — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024

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“Lover boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lover%20boy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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