lover

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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,[…]

2. 2
   noun

   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

3. 3
   noun

   A person who loves something.

   a lover of fine wines

4. 4
   noun

   An informal term of address for any friend.

   All right, my lover?

5. 5
   noun

   a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

6. 6
   noun

   a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

7. 7
   noun

   an ardent follower and admirer

8. 8
   noun

   Obsolete form of louver.

Etymology

From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.