Definition of "paramour" [par•a•mour]

• A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship. (noun)

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• "We also heard it had been rented or owned by William Randolph Hearst for his long-term paramour, Marion Davies."
• "In “Beauty and the Beast” or “The Frog Prince,” the animal paramour is an enchanted human, so by means of a deus ex machina, the beast becomes a prince."
• "He talked the Luciano gang into backing him in building his dream casino, The Flamingo, the nickname he called his paramour Virginia Hill."