amorist

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

amorist
    n 1: one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who
         writes about love

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Amorist \Am"o*rist\, n. [L. armor love. See {Amorous}.]
   A lover; a gallant. [R.] --Milton.
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         It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of
         his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with
         letters fixed upon his shoe.             --Southey.
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