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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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
These thin sheets of lead containing scratches of supernatural desires were used to sway a court case, target a rival, or even a lover, as per Archaeology News.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
No longer the career woman, mother, housewife and lover doing it all, meeting every demand, and then some, just with my left hand.
—Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
As distressing as their circumstance is, Naim and Ryan are unmistakably positioned as heroic lovers, not victims-to-be.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
These thin sheets of lead containing scratches of supernatural desires were used to sway a court case, target a rival, or even a lover, as per Archaeology News.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
No longer the career woman, mother, housewife and lover doing it all, meeting every demand, and then some, just with my left hand.
—Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
As distressing as their circumstance is, Naim and Ryan are unmistakably positioned as heroic lovers, not victims-to-be.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 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 21 Jun. 2026.
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