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| bibliophile |
a lover or collector of books, esp. for the fine or rare physical qualities of their paper, printing, binding, or the like. |
| Electra |
in Greek mythology, a princess who convinced her brother to kill their mother and their mother's lover. |
| elope |
to run away secretly with a lover, esp. to marry and usu. without the consent of parents or guardians. [1/2 definitions] |
| gallant |
an amorously attentive man or lover. [1/7 definitions] |
| Guinevere |
in Arthurian legend, the wife of King Arthur and secret lover of Lancelot. |
| jilt |
to break off relations with (a lover, fiancée, or the like) esp. without good cause. |
| Lancelot |
in Arthurian legend, the greatest of the Knights of the Round Table and the lover of Guinevere. |
| longhair |
(informal) an intellectual or art lover (sometimes used disparagingly). [1/5 definitions] |
| lovelorn |
suffering because of the absence of an actual or desired lover. |
| man |
(informal) a husband or male lover. [1/9 definitions] |
| ménage à trois |
household of three (French); a household consisting of a married couple and a single person who is the lover of one of the spouses. [1/2 definitions] |
| Orestes |
in the ancient Greek dramatic trilogy The Oresteia by Aeschylus, the protagonist, who avenges his father's death by killing his mother and her lover. |
| paramour |
a lover, esp. one in an adulterous affair. |
| -phile |
a person who is attracted to; lover of. |
| Romeo |
an ardent male lover. [1/2 definitions] |
| serenade |
a song or tune, or several such, usu. performed out of doors in tribute to a lover or guests. [3/4 definitions] |
| shack up |
(slang) to live with a lover without being wed. |
| Troilus |
in The Iliad, a Trojan warrior, who also appears as the lover of a Trojan woman in medieval romances and Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare. |
| two-time |
(informal) to be faithless to (one's spouse or lover). |
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