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lover

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports

Synonyms of lover

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker

Words Related to lover

admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante

authority, expert

adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary

advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter

partisan (also partizan), zealot

booster, rooter, well-wisher

Near Antonyms of lover

belittler, carper, critic, detractor

Antonyms of lover

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