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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Casanova, admirer, adorer, amorist, concubine, doxy, follower, infatuate, kept mistress, kept woman, lover, mistress, playmate, pursuer, suitor, unofficial wife, woman, wooer
Dictionary Results for paramour:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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   2. Love; gallantry. [Obs.] "For paramour and jollity."
      --Chaucer.
      [1913 Webster] Paramour

3. The 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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