lover Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
  2. noun an ardent follower and admirer
    devotee; fan; buff.
  3. noun a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

WordNet

Lov"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. Gower.
    Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. Shak.
  2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country.
    I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. Shak.
  3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music. "A lover of knowledge." T. Burnet.
Lo"ver, Lo"ver*y noun (Also<
  • Lover
  • Lovery
)
Definitions
  1. See Louver. Obs. Bp. Hall.

Webster 1913