paramour

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈpæ.rə.mʊə/ or /ˈpæ.rə.mɔː/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˈpærəmɔr/
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Noun[change]

Singular
paramour

Plural
paramours

  1. (countable) A paramour is an illicit lover.

Verb[change]

Plain form
paramour

Third-person singular
paramours

Past tense
paramoured

Past participle
paramoured

Present participle
paramouring

  1. If you paramour, you have an affair.