Definition of Paramour
Par´a`mour`
n.
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
.
The
seducer
appeared
with
dauntless
front
,
accompanied
by
his
paramour
- Macaulay.
2.
Love
;
gallantry
.
adv.
1.
By
or
with
love
,
esp
.
the
love
of
the
sexes
; -
sometimes
written
as
two
words
.
For
par amour
,
I
loved
her
first
ere
thou
.
- Chaucer.
Related Words
Casanova
,
admirer
,
adorer
,
amorist
,
concubine
,
doxy
,
follower
,
infatuate
,
kept
mistress
,
kept
woman
,
lover
,
mistress
,
playmate
,
pursuer
,
suitor
,
unofficial
wife
,
woman
,
wooer
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