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
Episodes 7 and 8 were particularly well-received with extensive praise for co-stars Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson, whose performances as electric paramours still fuel a steady stream of graphic art and fan-fiction online.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 June 2025
Their seemingly innocent flirtation turns into a dangerous game of cat and mouse while various people — who all think that Tupelo is Clifton-Ward’s thieving paramour — try to capture the pair.
—Paul Vidich, People.com, 2 May 2025
Honor your earthiness by offering your paramour a cuddle sesh.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Each Reacher season has given our abnormally large vigilante hobo an statistically ordinary, human-size paramour.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 June 2025
Their seemingly innocent flirtation turns into a dangerous game of cat and mouse while various people — who all think that Tupelo is Clifton-Ward’s thieving paramour — try to capture the pair.
—Paul Vidich, People.com, 2 May 2025
Honor your earthiness by offering your paramour a cuddle sesh.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Each Reacher season has given our abnormally large vigilante hobo an statistically ordinary, human-size paramour.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
Noun
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Scott Talley is a native Detroiter, a proud product of Detroit Public Schools and a lifelong lover of Detroit culture in its diverse forms.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
13 July 2025
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Thomasville is full of Queen Anne and Victorian architecture and serves as a quiet weekend retreat for lovers of architecture, gardens, and good food.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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When Luanne’s apathetic boyfriend, Buckley (David Herman), dies in a Mega Lo Mart explosion, Luanne struggles to move on.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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Jon Abrahams played Cindy’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Bobby Prinze, in the original Scary Movie.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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That same year, Pryor also had son Franklin Mason — who now goes by Mason Pryor — with girlfriend Geraldine Mason. Pryor — who was unafraid of confronting his personal struggles, including substance abuse, in his work — frequently left home to tour.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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His real-life girlfriend Monica Barbaro has been cast as OpenAI’s CTO Mira Murati who was among the board members who fired Altman.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Jessica Alba appears to be enjoying her summer after filing for divorce from her estranged husband, Cash Warren.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Selma’s parents were immigrants from Germany, and so was her husband, Anton de Winter, as he was listed on the manifest of the Edam, the ship that brought him to Ellis Island, in 1896.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Adam, his wife and their four young daughters were on the field June 24 for a pregame check-presentation ceremony.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Madsen later expressed regret for blaming his estranged wife for their son’s suicide, the Daily Mail also reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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