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
Tours range from one to four hours and allow you a peek into the lives of Hearst and his Hollywood Golden Age chums and paramours, including actors like Charlie Chaplin and Hedda Hopper.
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Throughout Fort Worth, streets with feminine monikers are rumored to be named for builders’ girlfriends and paramours.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
Barry Morphew put his phone into airplane mode at 2:47 p.m. that day, and Suzanne never responded to messages from her paramour sent at 2:44 and 2:46 p.m., court filings and testimony have shown.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Episodes 7 and 8 were particularly well-received with extensive praise for co-stars Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson, whose performances as electric paramours still fuel a steady stream of graphic art and fan-fiction online.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 June 2025
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Throughout Fort Worth, streets with feminine monikers are rumored to be named for builders’ girlfriends and paramours.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
Barry Morphew put his phone into airplane mode at 2:47 p.m. that day, and Suzanne never responded to messages from her paramour sent at 2:44 and 2:46 p.m., court filings and testimony have shown.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Episodes 7 and 8 were particularly well-received with extensive praise for co-stars Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson, whose performances as electric paramours still fuel a steady stream of graphic art and fan-fiction online.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
Noun
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On the hunt for the key to a country music lover’s heart?—
Ramal Nasim
July 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Beach lovers should check out Britannia Beach and then continue to drive north towards Sea to Sky Gondola.—
Miriam Porter,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Mia Tomlinson plays Judy Warren, Ed and Lorraine Warren’s daughter and Ben Hardy, who plays her boyfriend (now husband), Tony Spera.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy are portraying Ed and Lorraine’s daughter Judy Warren and her boyfriend, Tony Spera.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Unlike their relatively simple origin in the comic—a brilliant scientist, his best friend, his girlfriend and her kid brother go into space and are bombarded by cosmic rays—the creation of the Fantastic Four title is shrouded in mystery, controversy, and litigation.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
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The second shot featuring Swift shows the couple looking sleek in matching black outfits at a restaurant, but the most exciting reveal is Kelce's phone screen in the corner, which shows the NFL star has a photo of him and his girlfriend as his wallpaper.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Soon thereafter, the ambitious singer left her husband’s band, contending that her position as a vocalist was secondary to that of the other musicians.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Together with her husband, Naples native and former Apple executive Stefano Liotta, West opened the doors to a boutique hotel, Casina Cinquepozzi, in Puglia this spring.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
26 July 2025
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Notable newcomers include a pair of Sutherland Suites, named after the British modernist painter Graham Sutherland, who lived and painted in the hotel for eight years (and whose wife is rumored to currently inhabit the premises, albeit in ghostly form).—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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His supporters believe his wife may have died from an undiagnosed condition.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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