Romancer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who engages in amorous pursuits or tells exaggerated tales of adventure and heroism, often with dramatic flair or embellishment
2. An individual adept in the art of seduction who often embellishes stories of love and adventure with dramatic flair and creativity
3. A person who expresses love or admiration through grand storytelling and romantic gestures, often infusing their narratives with fantasy and passion

Etymology: The word is a compound of "romance" and the suffix "-er," which English attached to existing nouns to name a person connected with something. "Romance" itself came into English from Old French "romanz," a word first used for stories written in the vernacular rather than Latin, so a romancer was originally someone who told or wrote those tales. Over time the suffix moved from writers and tellers toward people who lived out the romantic narrative themselves. The suffix has a longer ancestry than the word does. It descends from Latin "-arius," which marked a person associated with a trade or occupation, and it passed through Old French "-ier" into Middle English as "-er." The same ending produced ordinary English words like "baker" and "writer," which is why "romancer" sounds so natural beside them.

Synonyms: lover, admirer