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lover
lover W3 /ˈlʌvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: adjective: lovableUNLOVABLE, loveless, lovely, loving, unloved; noun: love, lover, loveliness., lovey; verb: love; adverb: lovingly
1. someone’s lover is the person they are having a sexual relationship with but who they are not married to ⇨ mistress:
    He killed his wife’s lover.
    Nicola and I were lovers.
    a pair of young lovers
2. someone who likes something very much:
    music lovers
    animal lovers
    lover of
    lovers of the outdoors