Synonyms for lover

noun

1. A suitor

   wooer, sweetheart, darling, dear, girlfriend, boyfriend, beau, mate, significant other, partner, dearest, beloved, admirer, courter, escort, infatuate, paramour, fiancé, fiancée, swain, inamorato, petitioner, suppliant, applicant, solicitor, entreater, gentleman friend*, lady friend*, flame*, steady*.

2. A willing student or practitioner; used only in phrases

   dilettante, amateur, practitioner, fan, hobbyist, fanatic, neophyte; see also enthusiast 1, zealot.

3. An epithet for a beloved

   beloved, sweetheart, dear; see darling 2.