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.
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hot and cold coffee lovers will appreciate the versatility of the Chemex Ottomatic 2.0 Automatic Pour-Over Coffee Maker.
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Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2024
How could a woman like Molly, who would have known in her bones the fear that comes with being pregnant and unmarried in a small, socially repressive country, reject her son’s lover and unborn child, and thereby inflict that terror on someone else?
—Maggie Doherty, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
Leno and Farah may have had good experiences dealing with Callaway, but there are also several Ferrari lovers who didn’t.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
The strangers leap to lovers in the film, but not the typical rom-com kind of lovers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Our January/February cover star Tracee Ellis Ross and her sister Rhonda Ross have always been fashion lovers.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Food lovers and cooks will have plenty to explore at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 20 and 21 on the USC campus.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Oh, the exasperated assistant to Downey Jr.’s professor and the older lover to The Captain.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Groups like Untamed Paths, a community of nature lovers, organize walks and cleanups to educate visitors about the importance of Singapore’s forest system, where creatures like flying lemurs and frogs can be spotted.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2024
How could a woman like Molly, who would have known in her bones the fear that comes with being pregnant and unmarried in a small, socially repressive country, reject her son’s lover and unborn child, and thereby inflict that terror on someone else?
—Maggie Doherty, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
Leno and Farah may have had good experiences dealing with Callaway, but there are also several Ferrari lovers who didn’t.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
The strangers leap to lovers in the film, but not the typical rom-com kind of lovers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Our January/February cover star Tracee Ellis Ross and her sister Rhonda Ross have always been fashion lovers.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Food lovers and cooks will have plenty to explore at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 20 and 21 on the USC campus.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Oh, the exasperated assistant to Downey Jr.’s professor and the older lover to The Captain.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Groups like Untamed Paths, a community of nature lovers, organize walks and cleanups to educate visitors about the importance of Singapore’s forest system, where creatures like flying lemurs and frogs can be spotted.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lover. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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