noun
Meaning 1
Someone who woos or courts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Someone who woos or courts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a man who courts a woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: suitor, suer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: admirer, adorer
Narrower terms: prince charming
History
From woo + -er; from Middle English wowere, from Old English wōgere, from wōgian (“to woo”).
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.