as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports
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Recent Examples of lover
Below shop our top Easter gifts for kids and every person in your life, including the foodie, self-care lover, and homebody.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
As a lover of all things pink, Kylie Jenner sprinkled some King Kylie energy onto her Pink Confetti Sugar Cookie.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Where To Eat In Sunset Beach Seafood Spots Seafood lovers will find lots to love in this town.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s another budget-friendly option for pet lovers.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
As a lover of all things pink, Kylie Jenner sprinkled some King Kylie energy onto her Pink Confetti Sugar Cookie.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Where To Eat In Sunset Beach Seafood Spots Seafood lovers will find lots to love in this town.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s another budget-friendly option for pet lovers.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lover
Noun
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Five months later, PenaVega shared the devastating news with her fans and followers.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Many fans left comments pointing out just how fierce the diva looked.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These stems, called suckers, are a different variety than the top growth and will have different flowers, as well as drawing energy and resources away from the main plant.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Whatever the color, your boy Ethan Hunt is gonna hang on that sucker for dear life because he’s got things to do and a world to save yet again.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This year, Easter Sunday falls on April 20, also known as 4/20, an unofficial holiday for cannabis enthusiasts in celebration of their love of the bud.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Dabney has been telling other Burning Man enthusiasts about his DIY cooling system and referring them to Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace for used panels.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The fascination with living forever is increasingly captivating wellness fanatics.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Not long afterward, the young theater fanatic landed a key role on Emmy-winning series Big Little Lies (2017–2019) as Ziggy, the son of single mother Jane (Shailene Woodley).—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That joke might be fine if everyone in Smash were a maniac.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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And one week after his party homicidal maniacs had started a war that, among a great many other shocking and despicable things, had alienated his daughter from him and from her family and people.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lover. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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