/ˈlʌvɚ/, /ˈlʌvə/
OriginFrom Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.
- One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
“[…]loue is blinde, and louers cannot ſee / The pretty follies that themſelues commit,[…]”
“Well there's a wide wide world of noble causes / And lovely landscapes to discover / But all I really want to do right now / Is find another lover”
“This is for the lover in you (take this ring) / This ring (It means I'll always be true) / This is (how we'll start love anew) This time (were gonna last forever)”
- A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
“Be my bad boy, be my man / Be my weekend lover, but don't be my friend / You can be my bad boy, but understand / That I don't need you in my life again”
“2018 January 17, "Libra Woman: Personality Traits: Love & More", Astrology.com http://www.astrology.com/libra-woman.html
A Libra woman seems to always be in love - either with her long term partner or”
“I'm up and jaws are on the floor
Lovers in the bathroom and a line outside the door”
- A person who loves something.
“a lover of fine wines”
“a lover of his/her own country”
“But though a conscientious disciplinarian he was no lover of authority for mere authority's sake.”
- West-CountryAn informal term of address for any friend.
Formslovers(plural) · lovyer(alternative, dialectal, obsolete)