A devoted lover, esp. one who professes a desire to ‘serve’ a woman (cf. mistress, n. 5). Also (somewhat depreciatively): a man with whom a woman…
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > male lover (33) servantc1405 A devoted lover, esp. one who professes a desire to ‘serve’ a woman (cf. mistress, n. 5). Also (somewhat depreciatively): a man with whom a woman… specialc1425 A male sweetheart or lover. Obsolete. servitorc1450 A devoted lover; = servant, n. 8b. Somewhat rare after 16th cent. love-lad1586 (a) a lover (poetic in later use); †(b) Cupid (obsolete). young man1589 Chiefly with possessive: a person's male lover or sweetheart; a boyfriend; a fiancé. Cf. young lady, n. 2, young woman, n. 2. Now somewhat dated or… inamorato1592 A lover. swainc1592 A country gallant or lover; hence gen. a lover, wooer, sweetheart, esp. in pastoral poetry. gentleman friend1667 a male friend; (in later use) a boyfriend, a sweetheart. enamorado1677 = inamorato, n. spark1707 A beau, lover, or suitor. Frequently with possessive pronoun. beau?1720 The attendant or suitor of a lady; a lover, sweetheart. Johnny1726 In specific uses. Sometimes as an abbreviation of the fuller names treated at compounds 1. Usually with lower-case initial. A male lover or… man friend1736 feller1842 A person's boyfriend, male lover, or (in later use) husband. Cf. fellow, n. 15 fella, n. 2. novio1843 In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries and amongst Hispanic Americans: a boyfriend, a fiancé; a male lover. Cf. novia, n. soupirant1849 A male admirer, a suitor. fella1874 A person's boyfriend, male lover, or (in later use) husband. Cf. fellow, n. 15 feller, n.2 2. man1874 A lover, a suitor. Cf. sense 5b. fellow1878 colloquial. A person's boyfriend, male lover, or (in later use) husband. Now somewhat dated. square-pusher1890 (a) a respectable girl; (b) a boyfriend. stud1895 slang. A (young) man noted for his sexual prowess, or for his sexual success with women. Also: an attractively muscular or masculine (young) man. Cf… papa1896 U.S. slang (chiefly in African-American usage). A male lover; a husband. lover mana1905 = lover-boy n. boyfriend1906 A male with whom a person has a romantic or sexual relationship; a male partner or lover. daddy1912 U.S. (in early use chiefly in African-American usage). A woman's male lover; a husband. Frequently as a form of address. Cf. papa, n.2 2a, sugar daddy… lover-boy1925 a male lover, esp. a young male lover; an attractive man, a ladykiller; also used as a form of address. sheikh1925 (Chiefly in spelling sheik.) A type of a strong, romantic lover; a lady-killer. sweetback1929 a woman's lover, a ladies' man; a pimp; also sweetback man (cf. sweet man n. below). sweet man1942 = sweetback n. above. older man1951 an older, frequently more experienced, sexual partner in a relationship. boyf1990 A boyfriend. Subcategories:— man who courts a maidservant (1) — man who cuts arm to drink lover's health (1) |
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