Definition of LOVER

lover

Meanings

Plural: lovers

Noun

  • a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
  • an ardent follower and admirer
  • a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
  • One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
  • A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
  • A person who loves something.
  • An informal term of address for any friend.
  • Obsolete form of louver.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.

Synonyms

admirer, adorer, baby, bedfellow, bedmate, beloved, buff, connoisseur, courter, crush, darling, devotee, enamorado, fan, flame, follower, fuck, hookup, leman, loteby, love, love interest, lover, mate, paramour, root, sex partner, sexual partner, significant other, sparker, spouse, sweetheart, truelove, wooer

Scrabble Score: 8

lover is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lover is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lover is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

lover is a valid Words With Friends word