as in lover
literary
a person with whom someone is having a romantic or sexual relationship and especially a secret or improper relationship
Her husband found a love letter from her paramour.
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Recent Examples of paramour
This jump-scene storytelling is certainly mechanically efficient; what is missing is any sense of connection between the sleek, affluent Jennifer and her young paramour.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Like an evasive paramour, the Louvre may not always seem to be interested in a relationship.
—Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
The 36-year-old Brooklyn rapper and Rihanna paramour is set to drop his first solo album in nearly a decade and was announced as a co-headliner for Los Angeles’ Rolling Loud festival this March.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, there were clues that Greg had another paramour waiting in the wings.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Like an evasive paramour, the Louvre may not always seem to be interested in a relationship.
—Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
The 36-year-old Brooklyn rapper and Rihanna paramour is set to drop his first solo album in nearly a decade and was announced as a co-headliner for Los Angeles’ Rolling Loud festival this March.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, there were clues that Greg had another paramour waiting in the wings.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
Noun
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The award-winning development with a bevy of multimillion-dollar residences, including one rented by Gwyneth Paltrow in 2023, is ideal for ski lovers.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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From Norfolk in the east on Chesapeake Bay to Charlottesville in the Appalachian Mountains to the northwest, Virginia is for art lovers this month.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Schepers went to visit her boyfriend after leaving the bar.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Natalia and her boyfriend reached out to Nicole and Vincent DePaul, a couple with dwarfism who had tried to adopt her in 2009 but were unable to due to financial constraints.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But Clayton’s longtime girlfriend, Tatiyana Burney, was in Florida, too — and most importantly, so was his daughter, Leilani, who was born midway through his sophomore season.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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That Never Sleeps with his girlfriend, Ariana, but will the chaos of New York upend their romance?—
Gina Ragusa,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California prison has called for reforms after a second woman was killed in a similar manner.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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The casting news means Steenburgen will star alongside husband Ted Danson just ahead of their 30th wedding anniversary later this year.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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One edit, of a picture of a man, a dog and his wife, has been viewed over 49 million times on X as of reporting, while another post which edited memes into a Ghibli style has also received nearly 50 million views.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some individuals have felt the impact of the disruption in funding too. Jason Frey and his wife live in California and own a condo on Maui.—
Chris Arnold,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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