Synonyms for suitor

Grammar : Noun

Spell : soo-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsu tər

Top 10 synonyms for suitor

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Définition of suitor

Origin : late 14c., "follower, disciple," from Anglo-French seutor or directly from Late Latin secutor, from past participle stem of sequi "to follow" (see suit (n.)). Meaning "one who seeks (a woman) in marriage" is from 1580s.

noun person who desires another

Example sentences :

Had not her uncle brought him declaredly as a suitor to her?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

And the suitor, my dear, was the kind of man who could endure that kind of people.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Otherwise, should I not have married some other suitor, of whom there have been plenty?
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

The suitor was required to make presents to the bride's family.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

They have made him responsible to a realm of shadows, and a suitor in a court of shades.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

Will you permit a gentleman, sir, to offer himself as a suitor to your daughter?
Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler

There was no hurry, Ethel had told him so frankly, no other suitor being in the running.
Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt

The presence of this gross suitor of hers afforded her another source of satisfaction.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

She was not only fair, but ready to consort with any suitor who might win her favour.
Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon

Down this path the fair Mary and her suitor directed their steps.
Extract from : « An Old Sailor's Yarns » by Nathaniel Ames

Antonyms for suitor

enemy

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