lover

/ˈlʌvɚ/
noun

One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 3 meanings

  1. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

  2. A person who loves something.

    “a lover of fine wines”

  3. An informal term of address for any friend.

    “All right, my lover?”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.

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LOVER at a glance

LOVER has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,525 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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