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
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USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Perhaps the most notable example of this attitude is from Grimes, the experimental musician unfairly best known as a former paramour of Elon Musk and mother to three of his children.
—Milan Kordestani, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
However, some critics thoroughly enjoyed Phillips’ fresh spin on the Joker and his paramour.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
Unaware they were being watched, Sherry Matthews dropped off her paramour in an alley between 17th and 18th Ave.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Perhaps the most notable example of this attitude is from Grimes, the experimental musician unfairly best known as a former paramour of Elon Musk and mother to three of his children.
—Milan Kordestani, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
However, some critics thoroughly enjoyed Phillips’ fresh spin on the Joker and his paramour.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
Unaware they were being watched, Sherry Matthews dropped off her paramour in an alley between 17th and 18th Ave.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
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After eight years of serving as a vibrant hub for coffee lovers, Irene’s will be closing on Nov. 24.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Here, a few suggestions for the art lovers on your list.Rima Suqi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Avery’s boyfriend, Cameron (Jon Rudnitsky), is some sort of nattering cryptcurrency bro.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Metro Boomin’s mother, Leslie Wayne, was killed by her boyfriend in a murder-suicide in 2022.Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Pound was wanted in court about a case involving his deceased girlfriend's personal property.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year, Colman Domingo and a few girlfriends took a trip to Atlanta.Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Men are a structuring absence, as they are spoken of as faithless husbands, potential fiancés, feckless sons.John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Vassos released that, too, as well as her fear of falling in love and not honoring her late husband's memory.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Now, Jason's wife Kylie Kelce — a star in her own right — is jumping into the family business with a buzzy new podcast.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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He was divorced from his first wife, Cynthia Powell, in 1968 and married Ono the following year.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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