Liebhaber
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noun
- aficionado, enthusiast, lover
- loverparticularly of a married person: an affair
- lovemaker; a person with regard to their qualities as a sexual partner
Forms
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Liebhaber | Liebhaber |
| genitive | Liebhabers | Liebhaber |
| dative | Liebhaber | Liebhabern |
| accusative | Liebhaber | Liebhaber |
Used in the library
- Ein Liebhaber alter Traktoren wohnt im Nachbardorf.A lover of old tractors lives in the next village.B1Noch einmal, bitte (11) — Once more, please (11) (B1)
- Ein Liebhaber alter Karten wohnt im Tal, mit zweihundert.A lover of old maps lives in the valley, with two hundred of them.B1Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B1)
- Der Liebhaber im Roman ist Bäcker und steht um drei auf.The lover in the novel is a baker and gets up at three.B1Noch einmal, bitte (4) — Once more, please (4) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- Enthusiastenthusiast, devotee
- Freundfriend; boyfriend
- Geliebterlover, romantic partner (male or of unspecified gender; now usually implying an affair, otherwise somewhat poetic)
- Loverlover; romantic partner; implying that it is either an affair or not a serious relationship; otherwise jocular
- Stecherengraver; a man with regard to his qualities as a lover and sexual partner