beau

[boh] / boʊ /

NOUN

male lover or sweetheart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boyfriend lover paramour suitor sweetheart

STRONG

admirer beloved cavalier escort flame honey inamorato love squire steady swain

WEAK

fiancé gentleman caller gentleman friend old man truelove

Antonyms

STRONG

enemy

Example Sentences

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When she begins dating the owner of a local pet shop, Iona immediately falls in step with her yuppie new beau.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

When I ask for his American political beau ideal, he says Alexander Hamilton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Was it when a trucker-hat-wearing Huda started bawling after Amaya kissed beau Jeremiah during a game?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The unknown beau was the rich and successful film producer Robert Bradford.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

He’d gotten a tip Nicole Castro was meeting her new beau there at about four p.m.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin