Lover /(lŭv"ẽr)/

Lov·er

Lover

n.
  1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.
    Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit.
  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.
  3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music.
  4. One who is involved in a sexual relationship with another; as, she took a lover.

Lover

n.
  1. See Louver. [Obs.]