Found 2 items, similar to paramour.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: paramour paramour n 1: a woman's lover [syn: fancy man] 2: a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: concubine, courtesan, doxy, odalisque]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Paramour 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.] [1913 Webster] For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramour --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Love; gallantry. [Obs.] “For paramour and jollity.” --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]