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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
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.
• (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
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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.