lover

/ˈlʌvə/ · noun

Meaning

One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.
A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
A person who loves something.
(with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
(chiefly in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

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