as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports
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Recent Examples of lover
Alma thinks nothing of it, until Maggie — who is gay and lives with her non-binary lover Alex (Lio Mehiel) — comes to her apartment, with a story to tell.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Embrace the bizarre in mid-Michigan Mystery lovers, get ready for a lineup of everything weird and paranormal in mid-Michigan's downtown Charlotte.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Kentucky's largest celebration of Latin music and culture is set to bring together fans, artists, and music lovers from across the state to honor the talent and passion driving Kentucky's Latin music scene.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
To open her own ice cream shop and provide her kids — and ice cream lovers all over — with a place to celebrate accomplishments big and small.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Embrace the bizarre in mid-Michigan Mystery lovers, get ready for a lineup of everything weird and paranormal in mid-Michigan's downtown Charlotte.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Kentucky's largest celebration of Latin music and culture is set to bring together fans, artists, and music lovers from across the state to honor the talent and passion driving Kentucky's Latin music scene.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
To open her own ice cream shop and provide her kids — and ice cream lovers all over — with a place to celebrate accomplishments big and small.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lover
Noun
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Kia retained clunky flat-panel HVAC/audio controls that require you to push a small icon of a fan or a triangle to switch an adjoining set of flat touch points from climate to audio functions and vice versa.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Gold & Goose Photography/Getty Images The video of the incident posted by MotoGP went viral on social media, with fans offering hilarious reactions, while others raised safety concerns.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And the bent cherry sucker inside was a cute touch.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
25 Aug. 2025
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Seer sucker isn’t just for the Kentucky Derby anymore.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the market’s Shed 5, the Detroit Sandwich Day Party brings together sandwich enthusiasts for a wide array of sandwich samplings from metro Detroit restaurants and bars.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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But, in the 22 years since production ended, enthusiasts and collectors have caught on to how special the open-top speed machine is.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025
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Sherlock fanatics may recall that Cumberbatch’s interpretation of Baker Street’s greatest sleuth was blessed with hints of wicked humor sublimated under those manic, elementary deductions.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Sure, but pop culture narratives were being run by fanatics on the coasts with the help of their sympathetic friends in the left-wing media.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lover. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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