as in lover
literary
a person with whom someone is having a romantic or sexual relationship and especially a secret or improper relationship
Her husband found a love letter from her paramour.
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Recent Examples of paramour
Thorne-Smith began dating her on-screen paramour Andrew Shue shortly after the series premiered in 1992.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
From her trysts with potential paramours to her ride-or-die friendship with some of her fellow castmates, Miller came in like a wrecking ball, switching up the status quo of the show with her personality and intellect.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 28 May 2025
In reality, Eleanor Mills was largely ignored by the press, who preferred to focus on the entanglements of her upper class paramour.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
Tours range from one to four hours and allow you a peek into the lives of Hearst and his Hollywood Golden Age chums and paramours, including actors like Charlie Chaplin and Hedda Hopper.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
From her trysts with potential paramours to her ride-or-die friendship with some of her fellow castmates, Miller came in like a wrecking ball, switching up the status quo of the show with her personality and intellect.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 28 May 2025
In reality, Eleanor Mills was largely ignored by the press, who preferred to focus on the entanglements of her upper class paramour.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
Tours range from one to four hours and allow you a peek into the lives of Hearst and his Hollywood Golden Age chums and paramours, including actors like Charlie Chaplin and Hedda Hopper.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
Noun
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Why bother, when there’s a big and growing market out there for innovative ways to link up pets, pet lovers and new technology?—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Mammoth Lakes Highley has one more must-visit small town to recommend for outdoor lovers: Mammoth Lakes.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Also back on Bravo, years after getting fired from Vanderpump for racist mischief, was perennial pot-stirrer Kristen Doute, now trying to get pregnant with her boyfriend, soft-spoken L.A. outsider Luke Broderick.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Swift made the announcement with the help of boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their New Heights podcast.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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His brother, roommate and girlfriend have also taken leave from Harvard for similar reasons.—
Victoria Feng,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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As the weeklong manhunt for the suspect in the killings of four relatives of a baby found abandoned in Tennessee came to an end on Tuesday, police revealed the suspect’s girlfriend is related to the victims.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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In the sweet photo, Moore could be seen sitting in the surf alongside her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, while her son Ozzie hung around her neck.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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She was introduced to D&D about a decade ago by her husband's friends.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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The private funeral at Ozzy and wife/manager Sharon’s private estate in Buckinghamshire came after a public funeral procession through Ozzy’s hometown of Birmingham.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
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But with his health being looked after more closely, his wife and his doctors have reportedly encouraged him to change this habit.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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