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lover

lov·er [ lúvvər ] (plural lov·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sexual partner: somebody's sexual partner, especially if the two are not married to each other

2. somebody having love affair: either of two people involved in a love affair ( often used in the plural )

3. somebody devoted to something: somebody who is devoted to or adores a particular thing ( often used in combination )
opera-lovers


lov·er·ly [ lúvvərlee ] adjective, adverb

Cultural Note

Lady Chatterley's Lover, a novel (1928) by British writer D. H. Lawrence. Lawrence's last novel, it describes an aristocratic woman's search for love and sexual satisfaction after her husband is injured in war. The novel's notoriety, and the fact that the publishers of the first unexpurgated British edition were prosecuted for obscenity in 1960, has obscured its many qualities, including its insightful analysis of contemporary social and political values.

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