romancers
Those who court
Romancers are people who romance—those who woo others or who spin romantic tales.
The word can describe someone given to romantic fantasy or exaggeration: He was a romancer who embellished every story.
It also applies to writers of romances, whether medieval tales of chivalry or modern love stories.
Romantic pursuit of another
- suitorsThose pursuing marriage
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- admirersPeople who appreciate someone
proposals · beau · matchmaking · dalliance · pursuit · betrothal · engagement · dating
Those with ambitious visions
- fantasistsHabitual imaginers of unrealities
- sentimentalistsThose prone to nostalgia
- optimistsThose expecting favorable results
- daydreamersHabitual mental wanderers
wishful · starry-eyed · idealized · unrealistic · illusion · nostalgia · wistful · enchanted
Affectionate name for beloved
- belovedOne who is treasured
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
- paramourLover in secret affair
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
intimacy · embrace · tenderness · passion · fidelity · valentine · yearning · bond
Writers of long-form fiction
- storytellersPeople who narrate tales
- bodice-ripperSensational romantic fiction
- HarlequinMasked comic servant
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
escapism · fantasy · happily-ever-after · swoon · heartthrob · hero · heroine · narrative
wooing
Romantic pursuit of another
- suitorsThose pursuing marriage
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
admirers · proposals · beau · matchmaking · dalliance · pursuit · betrothal · engagement · dating · infatuation
dreamers
Those with ambitious visions
- fantasistsHabitual imaginers of unrealities
- sentimentalistsThose prone to nostalgia
- optimistsThose expecting favorable results
daydreamers · wishful · starry-eyed · idealized · unrealistic · illusion · nostalgia · wistful · enchanted · fairytale
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
devotion · intimacy · embrace · tenderness · passion · fidelity · valentine · yearning · bond · companionship
novelists
Writers of long-form fiction
- storytellersPeople who narrate tales
- bodice-ripperSensational romantic fiction
- HarlequinMasked comic servant
melodrama · escapism · fantasy · happily-ever-after · swoon · heartthrob · hero · heroine · narrative · readers
chivalry
Knightly code of honor
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- balladNarrative poem or song
minstrel · quest · noble · jousting · tournament · lady · damsel · honor · fealty · gallant
- dreamersdreamer, dreamers, daydreamer, daydreamers, visionary
romancerscold fish
Unfriendly, unfeeling person
ice queens · rejectors · avoiders · stoics · loners
romancersrealists
Those accepting things as-is
truth-tellers · literalists · reporters · documentarians · straight shooters
romancerscynics
Doubters of sincerity
skeptics · pragmatists · pessimists · killjoys · wet blankets
- historical romanceLove story set historically
- romance novelistAuthor of love stories
- My Chemical Romance"Black Parade" performers
- romance novelFiction about romantic love
- doomed romance
- summer romanceBrief warm-season relationship