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
Though the killer, Fotis Dulos, took his own life before he could be jailed, and though his accomplice, the paramour Michelle Troconis, has been tried and sentenced to 20 years, Jennifer’s body is still missing.
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Rich Cohen, Air Mail, 26 July 2025
The Lebowski Cleon is set on spending the rest of his days far and away from here, taking a page out of a previous Dawn’s book and running away with his paramour.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
The texts help the defense by establishing Higgins as a rival paramour who may have taken up fists against O’Keefe in his pursuit of Read.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
The package’s lovely rose turndown service gives your room a beautiful refresh and spells the initials of your and your paramour’s names in petals on the bed.
—Melissah Yang, Refinery29, 1 May 2025
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Rich Cohen, Air Mail, 26 July 2025
The Lebowski Cleon is set on spending the rest of his days far and away from here, taking a page out of a previous Dawn’s book and running away with his paramour.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
The texts help the defense by establishing Higgins as a rival paramour who may have taken up fists against O’Keefe in his pursuit of Read.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
The package’s lovely rose turndown service gives your room a beautiful refresh and spells the initials of your and your paramour’s names in petals on the bed.
—Melissah Yang, Refinery29, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
Noun
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This cal is every candle lover’s dream.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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National Coffee Day is the perfect time buy a gift for the coffee lover in your life.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trujillo ultimately met with her boyfriend, Aburto Guzman, outside a few blocks away from the school, according to court documents.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, of course, but also Joe and his girlfriend, Rosa; Sam and the secretly gay matinee idol Tracy; Sam and Rosa; and Joe and his sister, Sarah (a brother in the book).—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tensions arise when a struggling, idealistic poet meets his girlfriend’s family at their idyllic, hillside countryside home in Hong Sang-soo’s latest feature — a quietly profound meditation on the complexities of filial love and familial strife.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During Christmas dinner, Martha (72) announces her separation after discovering her husband’s affair with her best friend, upending the holiday as her children and their partners confront their own romantic issues.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The following day, Kidman filed for divorce from her husband of 19 years, according to court documents.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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One post showed Johnson and his wife boating with Bukele and his family on an estuary in El Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the film, following a pair of rich siblings (Hill & Wiig) who are cut off from their parents, Lane will play the family patriarch, with Midler portraying his wife.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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