wooer

noun

Definition of wooernext
as in boyfriend
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her of all her wooers, he was the only one who met with her father's approval

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wooer
  1. boyfriend
  2. lover
  3. suitor
  4. man
  5. gallant
  6. fellow
  7. swain
Noun
  • Rylee Arnold's boyfriend just got the ultimate stamp of approval.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Trending on Billboard The discussion of the song came just days after reports emerged that Carpenter and boyfriend actor Barry Keoghan have split after about a year of dating.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of boyfriend
Noun
  • The future outlook, unfortunately, is cloudy for lovers of the morning cup o’ Joe.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • While the 2024 Golden Vines pulled out all the stops for wine lovers who gathered from around the world, Miami is set to one-up one of the great wine weekends of the year.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of lover
Noun
  • Two individuals familiar with the company said multiple suitors have been in discussions to acquire Vine’s stake in VREG as a whole.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Whether the Astros are even interested in acting as legitimate suitors is up for debate.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of suitor
Noun
  • The two men have been trying to get released through the First Step Act since 2021, only to have Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Edward Korman swat down their requests.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Watching Mariah Carey Bake Christmas Cookies On the set of the Netflix series, there are men and women whose energy rivals that of the town’s patriarch.
    Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of man
Noun
  • Australia's best teams since that golden age - 2017 and 2023 - were gallant and stole victories but ultimately fell short.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The only person Lorelei knows must be innocent is her longtime academic rival, the insufferably gallant and maddeningly beautiful Sylvia von Wolff.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of gallant
Noun
  • These black panels completely cover all of the SUV's windows from the inside, blocking sunlight and the prying eyes of inquisitive fellow campers.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Harry Halem is a senior fellow at Yorktown Institute, a U.S. foreign-affairs and military-policy think tank.
    Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of fellow
Noun
  • Science emerges as a version of the pastoral, with the physicist as swain.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The British actor finds the humor and sensitivity in his lustful swain, and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of swain
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