lover

noun4

1. •
   a sexual partner, often kept secret because one of the two is married to someone else

   • Be my bad boy, be my man / Be my weekend lover, but don't be my friend / You can be my bad boy, but understand / That I don't need you in my life again — 2006
2. •
   One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

   • […]loue is blinde, and louers cannot see / The pretty follies that themselues commit,[…] — 1596
3. •
   A person who loves something.

   • a lover of fine wines
4. •
   An informal term of address for any friend.

   • All right, my lover?