noun, masculine/a.mɑ̃/plural: amants
lover (one who loves a particular person); lover (one who loves a particular thing, pursuit, etc.); lover (participant in an extramarital or otherwise illicit romantic or sexual affair)
“C'est dur de mourir au printemps, tu sais / Mais j'pars aux fleurs, la paix dans l'âme / Car vu que tu étais son amant / Je sais qu'tu prendras soin d'ma femme” — It's hard to die in spring, you know / But I go to the flowers, peace in my soul / For I see you were her lover / I know you will take care of my wife
Synonyms: amoureux, amateur, passionné, friand
Borrowed from Latin amantem, present participle of amō. Compare aimant, the present participle of aimer.