Counterpart vs Lover - What's the difference?
counterpart | lover |
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
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(legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
One which resembles another
One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
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One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, or girlfriend.
* Shakespeare
A sexual partner.
A person who loves something.
As nouns the difference between counterpart and lover
is that counterpart is either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another while lover is one who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, or girlfriend.counterpart
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly
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Synonyms
* equivalent * opposite number * pendantlover
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (dialectal or obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Love is blind, and lovers cannot see / The pretty follies that themselves commit.
- a lover of fine wines
- a lover of his country
- All right, me lover?