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lover

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Synonyms & Antonyms of lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports

Synonyms for 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

groupie

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

faddist

Near Antonyms for lover

nonadmirer

belittler,
carper,
critic,
detractor

Antonyms for lover

nonfan

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