sex-haver

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A person who has sex with other people

noun
/sɛks ˈhævər/

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: persona sexualmente activa

She jokingly referred to herself as a sex-haver in the group chat.

Examples

He never thought he'd be called a sex-haver until last year.
Many young adults identify as sex-havers today.
Some memes use the term sex-haver to poke fun at dating culture.
He is a confident sex-haver.
In her friend group, she proudly identifies as a sex-haver who enjoys dating.
He often jokes about being a sex-haver, especially when discussing relationships.
At the party, several people referred to him as a sex-haver due to his outgoing nature.

Synonyms

lover

vssex-haver

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A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone

refers to any sexually active person rather than only people in relationships

How Sexually Active

nymphomaniac

Offensive

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sex-haver

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celibate

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Surface Forms

sex-haver singular

sex-havers plural

Morphology

sex-haver = sex + haver (semi-transparent) = sex + haver

Formed by combining 'sex' and 'haver' so the general idea 'one who has sex' is recoverable, but '-haver' is informal/uncommon and may not be obvious to many learners.

Etymology

Sex-haver is a modern, informal word made from sex ('sexual activity') and have ('to have') plus the ending -er that means 'a person who does something', so it literally means 'someone who has sex'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of simple words like runner or teacher, where -er turns an action into the person who does it.