LOVER


Meaning of LOVER in English

(~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

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