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
Blanche boasts of having had a hundred and forty-three paramours.
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
But just as Douglas gives us a nuanced Liberace, so too does Soderbergh pinpoint the insecurity, loneliness and vivid affection that bonded the pianist and his paramour.
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—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
But fake paramours, fly-by-night contractors, bogus handymen and shady housing professionals are guilty, too.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Frederick Douglass, by Sidney Morrison Frederick Douglass roars from the pages of this meticulous novel, thanks to the voices of his steadfast wife, Anna, and their children, plus confidants, paramours, and even enslavers.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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Not having sub-zero weather and a few feet of snow on the ground also improves access for a set of potential film lovers, especially those with physical or other disabilities.—
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The shows draw gem lovers of all kinds, from consumers shopping for crystals to high-end designers like Lauren Harwell Godfrey and James de Givenchy of Taffin, who use the occasion to hunt for the components of their upcoming high jewelry collections.—
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Grande met her current boyfriend, Ethan Slater — who plays the Munchkin Boq — on set.—
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Haack has since revealed a new love interest, sharing a snap with her new boyfriend, Christopher Larocca, earlier this month.—
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The victim, identified in the GoFundMe page as David S. Gutierrez, was beaten and stabbed in the heart while out with his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, the page says.—
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The victim was identified as Joshua Jones, 23, of LaPlace, and the suspect is his girlfriend, 24-year-old Tamyrihu Hubbard of Marrero, officials said.—
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As Piper ruthlessly maneuvers her way into the family, Joanna starts digging into her past and discovers some very disturbing secrets including two previous dead husbands.—
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The Born Mechanic host and second husband of HGTV designer Christina Haack, 41, guest starred on the house flipping competition series' fourth episode on Wednesday, Feb. 19.—
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Jackson’s indictment alleged the mayor and his wife started their trucking company, Centennial Holdings, in 2018 despite knowing nothing about the business and putting up no capital.—
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There’s nothing basic about Denzel’s adoration for his wife, though.—
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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