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
Walker cradled his paramour, the actress Betty Compton, and hurriedly exited the roadhouse, stopping only to apologize privately for his abrupt departure to the bandleader Vincent Lopez.
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Sam Roberts, airmail.news, 12 Oct. 2024
The story in Chicago is that Morton is the corrupt overseer of the woman's prison that Hart has been sent to, after fatally shooting her paramour.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2024
In this scene, Romy and her paramour, Samuel (Harris Dickinson), were alone in a cheap hotel room in Manhattan, attempting to define their new dynamic.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
The drama is largely relational, as the Koubek brothers and their paramours wrestle with the conventions that pervade their lives.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Sam Roberts, airmail.news, 12 Oct. 2024
The story in Chicago is that Morton is the corrupt overseer of the woman's prison that Hart has been sent to, after fatally shooting her paramour.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2024
In this scene, Romy and her paramour, Samuel (Harris Dickinson), were alone in a cheap hotel room in Manhattan, attempting to define their new dynamic.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
The drama is largely relational, as the Koubek brothers and their paramours wrestle with the conventions that pervade their lives.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
Noun
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The film has become an event, a must-see for movie lovers.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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For meat lovers, the hearty Rabo de Toro oxtail braised for 24 hours.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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The same can be said about having a beer while watching your favorite movie, or watching your boyfriend look foolish while playing a video game, or dancing in your car in the middle of the day.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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Her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, had four catches for 39 yards.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Getty Images Then, there are those that are concerned about the Bill Belichick girlfriend situation for different reasons: the well being of said girlfriend.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2025
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Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rosie’s husband of 52 years, Al Amidei, died at the age of 93 in 2010.—
Phil Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The actress posed for pictures alongside her husband on the red carpet.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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True Blood vet Lauren Bowles will play wife to her real-life husband, Patrick Fischler, in an upcoming episode of CBS‘ NCIS: Origins prequel spinoff.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
11 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit comes as West is amid yet another public crash, first showing up to the Grammys with his wife Bianca Censori, who posed fully nude on the red carpet.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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