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I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to music.
Harrison Birtwistle

Meaning of "lover" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOVER

lover  [ˈlʌvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lover is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lover in the English dictionary

The first definition of lover in the dictionary is a person, now esp a man, who has an extramarital or premarital sexual relationship with another person. Other definition of lover is either of the two people involved in a love affair. Lover is also someone who loves a specified person or thing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOVER


bedcover
ˈbɛdkʌvə
cover
ˈkʌvə
discover
dɪˈskʌvə
glover
ˈɡlʌvə
hardcover
ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə
home-lover
ˈhəʊmˌlʌvə
opera-lover
ˈɒpərəˌlʌvə
plover
ˈplʌvə
re-cover
riːˈkʌvə
recover
rɪˈkʌvə
rediscover
ˌriːdɪˈskʌvə
shover
ˈʃʌvə
slipcover
ˈslɪpˌkʌvə
uncover
ʌnˈkʌvə
undercover
ˌʌndəˈkʌvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOVER

lovelight
lovelihead
loveliness
Lovell
lovelock
lovelorn
lovelornness
lovely
lovemaker
lovemaking
lover boy
lover´s knot
lovered
loverless
loverly
loveseat
lovesick
lovesickness
lovesome
lovestricken

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOVER

all over
all-over
clover
crossover
cut-and-cover
Dover
Hannover
Hoover
hover
Land Rover
makeover
moreover
mover
on cover
over
over and over
remover
rover
take over
the Prime Mover

Synonyms and antonyms of lover in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOVER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lover» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lover

Translation of «lover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOVER

Find out the translation of lover to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lover from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lover» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

情人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amante
570 millions of speakers

English

lover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रेमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُحِبُّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

любовник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রেমিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekasih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Liebhaber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愛人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kekasih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người yêu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காதலன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रियकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sevgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kochanek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коханий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iubit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εραστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minnaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

älskare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elsker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lover

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOVER»

The term «lover» is very widely used and occupies the 4.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lover» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lover» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lover

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10 QUOTES WITH «LOVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lover.
1
Barbara de Angelis
The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.
2
Gabrielle Anwar
I am Gabrielle Anwar: mother, lover, daughter, sister, friend, and creator in the pursuit of happiness.
3
David Attenborough
I'm not an animal lover if that means you think things are nice if you can pat them, but I am intoxicated by animals.
4
Michelle Bachelet
You all want to know what is my dream? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover.
5
Murray Bartlett
I'm a real nature lover, so whenever possible, I like to get to the beach or get to a forest or get somewhere there's fresh air. Apart from that, I'm a film addict and a DVD freak.
6
Michael Biehn
As I've always said, 'I'm a lover, not a fighter.' I'm much better with women than I am being tough in a bar!
7
Harrison Birtwistle
I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to music.
8
Jacqueline Bisset
I am a great lover of art, in many forms: paintings, objets, textiles. I don't have the talent for painting, but I have a very good sense of colour, a love of visual beauty.
9
Giotto di Bondone
Take pleasure in your dreams; relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of a precious lover.
10
Luther Burbank
The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth itself, wherever it may lead.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOVER»

Discover the use of lover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dark Lover: Black Dagger Brotherhood Series:
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers.
J.R. Ward, 2011
2
Lover Eternal: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
Within the brotherhood, Rhage is the vampire with the strongest appetites.
J.R. Ward, 2006
3
Dear Lover: A Woman's Guide to Men, Sex, and Love's Deepest ...
Written as a collection of letters from a man to his dear lover, here is this internationally acclaimed writer's invitation to practice love as a living art, as you discover how to pick the man of deep integrity who will satisfy the needs ...
David Deida, 2009
4
Lady chatterley's lover
The novel and Lawrence were cleared of the charges and for the first time the novel was allowed to be published without restriction. Presented here is the original unabridged version first published privately in Florence in 1928.
David Herbert Lawrence, 2014
5
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Ellie and Jennifer's stories of passion, adultery and loss are wound together in this richly emotive novel - interspersed with real 'last letters'.
Jojo Moyes, 2010
6
Lover
In this new edition, Harris reintroduces her work, providing engaging background on the cultural and personal milieu in which it was produced and painting a scathing and witty picture of the book's original publisher.
Bertha Harris, 1976
7
The Virgin's Lover
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) comes a riveting and scandalous love triangle between a young woman on the brink of greatness, a young man whose ambition far exceeds his means, and the ...
Philippa Gregory, 2004
8
Beyond the Latin Lover: Marcello Mastroianni, Masculinity, ...
In this work, Jacqueline Reich goes behind the popular image to reveal a figure at odds with and out of place in the unstable political, social and sexual climate of post-war Italy.
Jacqueline Reich, 2004
9
The Dangerous Lover: Gothic Villains, Byronism, and the ...
The Dangerous Lover is the first book-length study of this pervasive literary hero; it also challenges the tendency of sophisticated philosophical readings of popular narratives and culture to focus on male-coded genres.
Deborah Lutz, 2006
10
The Art Lover
In the aftermath of her father's death, Caroline, a young American woman, returns to New York to attend to final arrangements, oversees the death of a best friend, and tests the limits of love and the power of art in the face of life's ...
Carole Maso, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lover is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lover Of Ex-NFL Player Buster Barnett Kills His Wife And Herself …
The lover of a former football player kidnapped and then killed his wife before turning the gun on herself, authorities said. Lisa Brown, 49 ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
16-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Stabbed by Jilted Lover in Mumbai
Mumbai: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed by four youths, including her jilted lover, at Virar near Mumbai when she was going to school ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
3
Khloe Kardashian's new lover James Harden accused of …
Khloe Kardashian's new lover James Harden accused of CHEATING after 'hooking up with blonde beauty in Australia'. 17:57, 20 July 2015 ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Melody Sweets shares eight ways to seduce a lover at dinner - Las …
Here are my eight ways to seduce a lover on a dinner date: 1. The Pick-Him-Upper. After settling into your seat, excuse yourself and head to the ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
5
'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein': Anita Hassanandani's Ex-Lover Eijaz Khan …
According to a Tellychakkar report, Shagun aka Anita Hassanandani will romance off-screen ex-lover Eijaz Khan on the show. "Eijaz is being ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
6
'Animal lover' caught on camera trying to buy antifreeze to poison …
She claims to be a dog lover and have four of them at home; but said she valued the life of people over animals. Mr Weynant posted the video ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
A Coffee Lover's Guide To Baltimore - Sprudge
America's major East Coast cities are flooded, from Washington DC to New York City to Boston & Atlanta. But in Baltimore, you'll find a ... «Sprudge, Jul 15»
8
From Enemy to Lover - is it possible? | i24news - See beyond
The allegorical story by Israeli Nobel Literature Prize laureate S.Y. Agnon, "From Enemy to Lover", opens with a description of the wind ... «i24news, Jul 15»
9
Hongli Sun Believed Xuan Liu was Wife's Lover Before Fatally …
Hongli Sun Believed Xuan Liu was Wife's Lover Before Fatally Stabbing Him in Irvine: Police. By Matt Coker Mon., Jul. 20 2015 at 9:39 AM. Comments (0). «OC Weekly, Jul 15»
10
Ex-politician jailed for corruption starts two new firms with lover
A former politician jailed for accepting corrupt payments has launched two new business ventures with the woman who stood by him ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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