paramour

4 definitions found

paramour - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Paramour \Par"a*mour`\, Paramours \Par"a*mours`\, adv.
     By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes
     written as two words. [Obs.]
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           For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. --Chaucer.
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  Paramour \Par"a*mour\, n. [F. par amour, lit., by or with love.
     See 2d Par, and Amour.]
     1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in
        a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the
        place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or
        wife; -- used of a man or a woman.
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              The seducer appeared with dauntless front,
              accompanied by his paramour           --Macaulay.
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     2. Love; gallantry. [Obs.] "For paramour and jollity."
        --Chaucer.
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paramour - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  paramour
      n 1: a woman's lover [syn: fancy man, paramour]
      2: a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: concubine,
         courtesan, doxy, paramour]

paramour - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "paramour":
     Casanova, admirer, adorer, amorist, concubine, doxy, follower,
     infatuate, kept mistress, kept woman, lover, mistress, playmate,
     pursuer, suitor, unofficial wife, woman, wooer