Antonyms for suitor
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : soo-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsu tər |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for suitor
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