LOVER

lover

(noun) a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

lover

(noun) a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

fan, buff, devotee, lover

(noun) an ardent follower and admirer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

lover (plural lovers)

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.

(West Country, with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.

Synonyms

• (one who loves another person): love, love interest, spouse, sweetheart, significant other, see also lover

• (sexual partner): See sexual partner

• (person who loves something): connoisseur

• (any friend): See friend

Etymology 2

Noun

lover (plural lovers)

Obsolete form of louver.

Source: Wiktionary

Lov"er, n.

1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. Gower. Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. Shak.

2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country. I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. Shak.

3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music. "A lover of knowledge." T. Burnet.

Lo"ver, Lo"ver*y, n.

Definition: See Louver. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition