Meaning

4 senses
  1. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

    Geliebter, Geliebte, Liebender

    любо́вникljubóvnik, любо́вницаljubóvnica, возлю́бленныйvozljúblennyj

    коха́нокkoxánok, коха́нецьkoxánecʹ, коха́нкаkoxánka

    a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

  2. A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.

    Liebhaber, Liebhaberin

    любо́вникljubóvnik, любо́вницаljubóvnica

    коха́нокkoxánok, коха́нецьkoxánecʹ, коха́нкаkoxánka

  3. A person who loves something.

    a lover of fine wines

    a lover of his/her own country

    Kenner, Kennerin, -freund

    люби́тельljubítelʹ, люби́тельницаljubítelʹnica

    люби́тельljubýtelʹ, люби́телькаljubýtelʹka

  4. (West Country)An informal term of address for any friend.

    All right, my lover?

Examples

360 sentences
  1. I used to be a cat lover.

    Колись я любив котів.

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  2. Tom is an opera lover.

    Том — цінувальник опери.

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  3. All the world loves a lover.

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  4. You're a cat lover, aren't you?

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  5. I know Tom isn't a cat lover.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
one who loves another person:
person who loves something:
Русский
By meaning 2
one who loves another person:
person who loves something:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
one who loves another person:
sexual partner:
person who loves something:

Origin

From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.

From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.

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