lover

1. A person who loves someone or is loved by someone (synset 109645472)
   is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
   subtypes:

   • admirer, adorer - someone who admires a young woman
   • beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love - a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
   • betrothed - the person to whom you are engaged
   • beau, boyfriend, fellow, swain - a man who is the lover of a man or woman
   • darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet - a special loved one
   • girl, girlfriend, lady friend - a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
   • idoliser, idolizer - a lover blind with admiration and devotion
   • inamorata - a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
   • inamorato - a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
   • kisser, osculator - someone who kisses
   • necker - a lover who necks
   • fondler, petter - a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
   • romeo - an ardent male lover
   • soul mate - someone for whom you have a deep affinity
   • squeeze - (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
   • steady, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove - a person loved by another person
2. An ardent follower and admirer (synset 110097373)
   is a type of: follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
   subtypes:

   • aerophile - a lover of aviation
   • aficionado - a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
   • amorist - one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love
   • bacchanal, bacchant - a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
   • groupie - an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
   • metalhead - a fan of heavy metal music
   belongs to: followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts
   same as: buff, devotee, fan
3. A significant other to whom you are not related by marriage (synset 109645915)
   is a type of: domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
   subtypes:

   • fancy man, paramour - a woman's lover
   • man - a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
   • fancy woman, kept woman, mistress - an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

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