lover
noun /ˈlʌvə(r)/
/ˈlʌvər/
- a partner in a sexual relationship outside marriage
- He denied that he was her lover.
- We were lovers for several years.
- The park was full of young lovers holding hands.
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsb1- It was common for upper-class women to take lovers.
- She was shot by her jilted lover.
- They became lovers when her husband first went abroad.
- He suspected his wife of having a lover.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ardent
- good
- great
- …
- be
- become
- find
- …
- (often in compounds) a person who likes or enjoys a particular thing
- a lover of music
- an art lover
- a nature lover
Extra Examples- He was a devoted animal lover, and had a large number of pets at home.
- She was a great lover of the arts, and of Greek architecture in particular.