Lover
1lover — [ lɔve ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1678; bas all. lofen « tourner », même famille que lof 1 ♦ Mar. Ramasser en rond (un câble, un cordage). On love un cordage de gauche à droite. 2 ♦ Cour. SE LOVER v. pron. (1722) S enrouler sur soi même. Les… …
2Lover — may refer to: * sexual partner * Lover (Sophie Ellis Bextor song) * Lover (novel) is a novel by Bertha Harris. * Lover, Wiltshire is a village in Wiltshire (England) between Fordingbridge and Whiteparish. * Lover (clothing) is an Australian… …
3Lover — Lov er (l[u^]v [ e]r), n. 1. One who loves; one who is in love; usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. Gower. [1913 Webster] Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. Shak. [1913… …
4lover — early 13c., agent noun from LOVE (Cf. love) (v.). O.E. had lufend for male lovers, lufestre for women. Meaning one who has a predilection for (a thing, concept, pursuit, etc.) is mid 14c. As a form of address to a lover, from 1911. Related:… …
5lover — ► NOUN 1) a person having a sexual or romantic relationship with another. 2) a person who enjoys a specified thing: a music lover …
6lover — [luv′ər] n. 1. a person who greatly enjoys something or has great affection for something [a lover of fine wine] 2. a person who loves sexually or romantically; specif., a) either partner in a sexual relationship of any kind b) either partner in… …
7Lover — Lo ver (l[=oo] v[ e]r), Lovery Lo ver*y (l[=oo] v[ e]r*[y^]), n. See {Louver}. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …
8Lover — Lover, Richard, so v.w. Lower …
9lover — [n] person having sexual relationship admirer, beau, beloved, boyfriend, companion, courter, darling, dear, dearest, escort, fiancé, fiancée, flame, girlfriend, idolizer, inamorata, inamorato, infatuate, Juliet*, paramour, petitioner, Romeo*,… …
10lover */*/ — UK [ˈlʌvə(r)] / US [ˈlʌvər] noun [countable] Word forms lover : singular lover plural lovers 1) someone who is in a loving or sexual relationship with another person She gazed into the eyes of her lover. young lovers: Romeo and Juliet,… …
