(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Someone’s ~ is someone who they are having a sexual relationship with but are not married to.
He and Liz became ~s soon after they first met.
N-COUNT: oft poss N
2.
If you are a ~ of something such as animals or the arts, you enjoy them very much and take great pleasure in them.
She is a great ~ of horses and horse racing...
Are you an opera ~?
N-COUNT: with supp