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Lover

One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Follower 76% connected

One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Admirer 76% connected

One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly.

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Adorer 76% connected

One who adores; a worshiper; one who admires or loves greatly; an ardent admirer.

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Amorist 76% connected

A lover; a gallant.

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Baby 76% connected

An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.

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Bacchanal 76% connected

Relating to Bacchus or his festival.

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Bacchant 76% connected

A priest of Bacchus.

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Beau 76% connected

A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.

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Beloved 76% connected

of Belove

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Betrothed 76% connected

of Betroth

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Darling 76% connected

One dearly beloved; a favorite.

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Dear 76% connected

Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

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Dearie 76% connected

Same as Deary.

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Deary 76% connected

A dear; a darling.

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Favorite 76% connected

A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and e…

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Favourite 76% connected

something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"

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Fellow 76% connected

A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.

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Fondler 76% connected

One who fondles.

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Girl 76% connected

A young person of either sex; a child.

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Honey 76% connected

A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.

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Idolizer 76% connected

One who idolizes or loves to the point of reverence; an idolater.

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Inamorata 76% connected

A woman in love; a mistress.

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Inamorato 76% connected

A male lover.

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Kisser 76% connected

One who kisses.

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Love 76% connected

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Mistress 76% connected

A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc.

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Paramour 76% connected

A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the righ…

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Pet 76% connected

A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

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Squeeze 76% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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Steady 76% connected

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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Swain 76% connected

A servant.

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Sweetheart 76% connected

A lover of mistress.

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Truelove 76% connected

One really beloved.

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Enjoy 74% connected

To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainti…

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Enjoy 74% connected

To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainti…

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Hump 74% connected

A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.

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Hump 74% connected

A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.

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Love 74% connected

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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Love 74% connected

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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Following 70% connected

of Follow

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Synonym 3

Buff 92% connected

A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed i…

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Devotee 92% connected

One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.

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Fan 92% connected

An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface

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