Lover vs. Friend — What's the Difference?

One who loves another, especially one who is involved in a romantic or sexual relationship with another.

A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.

Lovers A couple who are in love with each other.

A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.

One who is fond of or devoted to something

A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.

One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement

A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.

Friend A member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker.

A person who loves something.

(Informal) To add (someone) as a friend on a social networking website.

An informal term of address for any friend.

(Archaic) To befriend.

One who loves; one who is in love; - usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country.

An associate who provides assistance.

One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music.

A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.

One who is involved in a sexual relationship with another; as, she took a lover.

A person who backs or supports something.

See Louver.

(informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.

A person who loves or is loved

Used as a form of address when warning someone.

An ardent follower and admirer

(object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.

A significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

(climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.

(euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.

A relative, a relation by blood or marriage.

To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

(transitive) To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society and welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant.

One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also, one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a term of friendly address.

One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend to commerce, to poetry, to an institution.

One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers.

A paramour of either sex.

To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend.

A person you know well and regard with affection and trust;

An associate who provides assistance;

A person with whom you are acquainted;

A person who backs a politician or a team etc.;

A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)