how to pronounce lover

/ˈlʌvɚ/

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lover is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of lover in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and I was a better lover I wouldn't be …”

meanings of lover

noun:

Obsolete form of louver.
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.
A person who loves something.
A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
An informal term of address for any friend.

lover frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word lover occurs in english on average 23.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lover can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lover can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;