loverとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• lovyer (dialectal または 廃れた用法)

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlʌvɚ/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈlʌvə/
• Hyphenation: lov‧er
• Rhymes: -ʌvə(ɹ)

名詞

lover (複数形 lovers)

1. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

   Synonyms: love, love interest, spouse, sweetheart, significant other; see also Thesaurus:lover

   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene vi], page 170, column 2:

     […] loue is blinde, and louers cannot ſee / The pretty follies that themſelues commit, […]

   • 1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics かつ music), “Song For Sharon”, in Hejira:

     Well there's a wide wide world of noble causes / And lovely landscapes to discover / But all I really want to do right now / Is find another lover

   • 2014 September 23, Elle King and Dave Bassett, “Ex's & Oh's”, in Love Stuff‎^[1], performed by Elle King:

     Now, there's one in California who's been cursing my name / 'Cause I found me a better lover in the UK, hey, hey / Until I made my getaway

   • 2016, David Boulter; Stuart A. Staples (lyrics かつ music), “Like Only Lovers Can”, in The Waiting Room, performed by Tindersticks:

     We can only hurt each other the way that lovers can / So where do we go, where do we hide now?

2. A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sexual partner

   • 2018 January 17, "Libra Woman: Personality Traits: Love & More", Astrology.com [2]

     A Libra woman seems to always be in love - either with her long term partner or with an ever-changing series of rotating lovers.

3. A person who loves something.

   Synonym: connoisseur

   a lover of fine wines

   a lover of his/her own country

   • 1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter XVIII.”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, OCLC 639975898, page 279:

     But though a conscientious disciplinarian he was no lover of authority for mere authority's sake.

4. (West Country, with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.

   All right, me lover?

使用する際の注意点

• In the 1980s and 1990s, the term "lover" was commonly used for a long-term committed romantic partner, particularly in the LGBTQ+ community. Subsequently, this usage has become less common, usually in favour of partner.

派生語

派生した語

• → German: Lover

名詞

lover (複数形 lovers)

1. Obsolete form of louver.

アナグラム

• Vlorë