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单词 lover
释义

lover

[ luhv-er ]
/ ˈlʌv ər /
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noun

a person who is in love with another.
a person who has a sexual or romantic relationship with another.
a person with whom one conducts an extramarital sexual affair.
a person who has a strong enjoyment or liking for something, as specified: a lover of music.
a person who loves, especially a person who has or shows a warm and general affectionate regard for others: a lover of humankind.

Origin of lover

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at love, -er1

SYNONYMS FOR lover

4 devotee, enthusiast, fan.
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OTHER WORDS FROM lover

lov·er·less, adjectivelov·er·like, adjectivenon·lov·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lover

louver, Louvre, lover

Words nearby lover

Love makes the world go `round, lovemaking, love match, love nest, love potion, lover, love rat, loverly, lover's knot, lovers' lane, lover's leap

Definition for lover (2 of 2)

Lover
[ luhv-er ]
/ ˈlʌv ər /

noun

Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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British Dictionary definitions for lover

lover
/ (ˈlʌvə) /

noun

a person, now esp a man, who has an extramarital or premarital sexual relationship with another person
(often plural) either of the two people involved in a love affair
  1. someone who loves a specified person or thinga lover of music
  2. (in combination)a music-lover; a cat-lover
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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