Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LOV'ER, n.

1. One who loves; one who has a tender affection, particularly for a female. Love is blind, and lovers can not see. – Shak.
2. A friend; one who regards with kindness. Your brother and his lover have embraced. – Shak.
3. One who likes or is pleased with any thing; as, a love of books or of science; a lover of wine; a lover of religion.