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noun ADJ. current, latest, new | ex-, former, old | long-standing, long-term, serious, steady | live-in | jealous | jilted She was stalked by a jilted ex-boyfriend. QUANT. string, succession She had a string of wealthy boyfriends before she finally married. VERB + BOYFRIEND have Have you got a boyfriend? | meet | live with | sleep with | marry BOYFRIEND + NOUN trouble She's unhappy because she's been having boyfriend trouble.
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boyfriend
a boy or man that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time:
• Josh was my first boyfriend.
partner
the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with:
• Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the same benefits that married couples get. • Partners are also welcome.
fiancé
the man whom a woman is going to marry:
• Her fiancé was killed in the war.
lover
someone who you have a sexual relationship with, without being married to them:
• A few nights later, they became lovers.
ex
informal a woman’s former husband or boyfriend:
• Her ex has caused a lot of trouble for her.
old flame
informal someone who was your boyfriend in the past:
• In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of her old flames.
man
informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend:
• She’ll always stand by her man.
sweetheart
old-fashioned the person that you love:
• They were childhood sweethearts.
beau
old-fashioned a woman’s boyfriend or lover - a very old-fashioned use:
• Does she have a beau?
toy boy
informal humorous a young man who is having a sexual relationship with an older woman:
• A woman with a toy boy gets a lot more disapproving looks than a man with a younger woman.
sugar daddy
informal an older man who gives a younger woman presents and money in return for their company and often for sex:
• I can imagine her cashing checks from some mysterious sugar daddy.
be going out with somebody
if you are going out with a boy or man, you have him as your boyfriend:
• She’s been going out with Jack for a couple of months.
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