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English Dictionary: lover	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for lover
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lover n a person who loves someone or is loved by someone an ardent follower and admirer Synonym(s): fan, buff, devotee, lover a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover, lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.) A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2 (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and {luffer}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lover \Lo"ver\, Lovery \Lo"ver*y\, n. See {Louver}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lover \Lov"er\, n. 1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. --Gower. Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. --Shak. 2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country. I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. --Shak. 3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music. [bd]A lover of knowledge.[b8] --T. Burnet.