1. A person who loves someone or is loved by someone
   "The two lovers walked hand in hand through the park"
    
2. A significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
   "They had been lovers for years before deciding to get married"
    
3. An ardent follower and admirer
   "She was a lover of classical music and attended every symphony performance";
   - fan, buff, devotee

Derived forms: lovers

See also: waifu [informal]

Type of: acolyte, actor, doer, domestic partner, follower, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent, worker

Part of: followers, following

Encyclopedia: Lover, Lover