lover
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Synonyms & Antonyms for lover
Synonyms: Noun
addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of lover in a Sentence
Noun
His wife accused him of having a secret lover. She left her husband and ran away with her lover.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Vegan soy bratwurst has become a popular choice in Germany, allowing meat-lovers to cut meat from their diets without necessarily changing them too much. — Edvige Jean-françois, CNN, "Could fake meat burgers make cows obsolete?," 22 Aug. 2019 Onsite, M180 Park Grounds and Refrectory offers espresso, wine, beer, plus fare for vegans and meat-lovers (180 Pleasant St., 413-203-1687, www.mill180park.com). — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, "Marijuana getaways in Massachusetts: Where to buy pot and stay the weekend," 20 Aug. 2019 And, as the ex-lover looking to reignite things with Rosalinde, Laurent Kuehnl is absurdly over-the-top, but a fine fit for the mood. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, "Review: Opera on the Lake debuts with bubbly, buoyant ‘Die Fledermaus’," 25 July 2019 Literature also seems mercifully free of the idea, so prevalent among music-lovers and opera fans, that reinterpretation poses some kind of threat to the original text. — Washington Post, "Women give voice to a male canon. It happens to be ancient Greek.," 12 July 2019 The wafting aroma of the roaster will hopefully attract coffee-lovers to their fresh African joe. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Sample some African joe and book a safari at this new Louisville coffee house," 25 June 2019 To satisfy sci-fi, science and space-lovers, Adult Space Academy was created as a three-day program and gives adults the chance to immerse themselves in the concepts of space exploration. — Adrienne Jordan, USA TODAY, "Adult space camp is a real thing, plus more summer camps for grown-ups," 22 June 2019 Taco Bell is giving basketball fans and freebie-lovers something to celebrate. — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, "How To Get A Free Doritos Locos Taco At Taco Bell Today," 20 June 2019 Some plants are just plain miserable, especially sun-lovers like lantana and geraniums, which may actually be drowned and starved for sunlight. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: Some plants hard to find this spring," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lover.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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