boyfriend

I

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. date, young man, beau, escort, companion, gentleman friend, steady, lover, inamorato, sweetheart, man, gentleman caller, suitor, flame, paramour, truelove, admirer, wooer, fellow*, main man*, old man*.

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

sweetheart, *honey, beau, *steady, suitor, lover, date, *boy toy, swain, flame, *main squeeze.

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) also boy friend noun A man who is the favored companion of a woman: beau. Informal: fellow. See CONNECT, SEX.