1. a person who keeps a tryst; one who meets secretly with another, especially for a romantic encounter
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The tryster waited beneath the old oak tree as planned.
• In the novel, the young tryster risked everything for forbidden love.
• The castle grounds were a favorite meeting place for trysters.
• She played the role of a tryster in the period drama.
• The tryster’s secret meetings were eventually discovered.