lover Copy link Outline I. One who is fond of anything1. ămātor, f. -trix2. ămans, stŭdiōsusII. One who is in love1. ămans, ntis (usu. of the man2. ămātor (a wooer) • lover: I. One who is fond of anything: 1. ămātor, f. -trix: a l. of peace, pacis a., Cic. Att. 14, 10; of the country, ruris a., Hor. 2. ămans, stŭdiōsus: v. fond of, devoted. Phr.: such a l. of truth, adeo veritatis diligens, Nep. Epam. 3. II. One who is in love: 1. ămans, ntis (usu. of the man: but in pl. including both sexes): nothing more cruel than a l., nihil durius amante, Prop.: l.s' quarrels, amantium irae, Ter. Andr. 3, 3, 23: Ov. 2. ămātor (a wooer): esp. in bad sense, a paramour: Cic. Coel. 20, 49: Hor. Fem. amatrix: Pl.: Mart.