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In some senses, lover is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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,[…]
Well there's a wide wide world of noble causes / And lovely landscapes to discover / But all I really want to do right now / Is find another lover
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
2018 January 17, "Libra Woman: Personality Traits: Love & More", Astrology.com http://www.astrology.com/libra-woman.html A Libra woman seems to always be in love - either with her long term partner or with an ever-changing series of rotating lovers.
A person who loves something.
a lover of fine wines
a lover of his/her own country
An informal term of address for any friend.
All right, my lover?
noun
Obsolete form of louver.