meaning of paramour
1.  A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man or a woman. 
2.  Love; gallantry. 
3.  Alt.  of Paramours
4.  a woman who cohabits with an important man
						 
