SYNONYMS
partner, lover, significant other, young man, man, escort, suitor, wooer, admirer, follower, beau
loved one, love, beloved, darling, dearest, sweetheart
live-in lover, cohabitee, common-law husband, fiancé
inamorato
South African jong
informal other half, better half, baby, bf, bae, lover boy, date, steady, fella, flame, sugar daddy
British informal toy boy
dated beau, steady, intended
British informal, dated fancy man
North American informal, dated squeeze
literary swain
archaic gallant, paramour, leman