lover synonyms

lover

n.

  1. A suitor

    wooer, sweetheart, darling, dear, girlfriend, boyfriend, beau, mate, significant other, partner, dearest, beloved, admirer, courter, escort, infatuate, paramour, fiancé, fiancée, swain, inamorato, petitioner, suppliant, applicant, solicitor, entreater, gentleman friend*, lady friend*, flame*, steady*. *

  2. A willing student or practitioner; used only in phrases

    dilettante, amateur, practitioner, fan, hobbyist, fanatic, neophyte; see also enthusiast 1, zealot.

  3. An epithet for a beloved

    beloved, sweetheart, dear; see darling 2.

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