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.
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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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She was convicted in the 2001 murder, along with her lover and fellow Sunday school teacher, James Pavatt.
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
The event brings together hundreds of religious motorcycle lovers, while raising funds to benefit St Luke’s Center, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility operated by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in the world of watch lovers, Kevin O’Leary was on Fox celebrating his auction win of a unique Chanel Boy.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
With Venus in Pisces fueling your self-expression, all while Mars retrograde brings you a fresh, emotional perspective, a past lover or an impromptu trip could reignite the spark within you or serve as a muse of inspiration for your passion projects.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
The event brings together hundreds of religious motorcycle lovers, while raising funds to benefit St Luke’s Center, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility operated by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in the world of watch lovers, Kevin O’Leary was on Fox celebrating his auction win of a unique Chanel Boy.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
With Venus in Pisces fueling your self-expression, all while Mars retrograde brings you a fresh, emotional perspective, a past lover or an impromptu trip could reignite the spark within you or serve as a muse of inspiration for your passion projects.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lover. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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