Synonyms for wooer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : woo
Phonetic Transcription : wu

Top 10 synonyms for wooer Other synonyms for the word wooer

Définition of wooer

Origin :
  • Old English wogian, of uncertain origin and with no known cognates; perhaps related to woh, wog- "bent, inclined," as with affection.
  • As in lover : noun person having sexual relationship
  • As in suitor : noun person who desires another
  • As in courtier : noun lover
  • As in Romeo : noun male lover
  • As in amorist : noun gallant
  • As in courter : noun suitor
  • As in : noun amorist
  • As in swain : noun beau
  • As in admirer : noun person who holds someone in high regard
Example sentences :
  • All were well-mannered, hard-working, and pretty, and yet none has had a wooer.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Fairy Book » by Various
  • She turned fiercely on her wooer, and her brown eyes flashed.
  • Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman
  • It was unfair to tie a girl with a promise when the wooer had only his rifle.
  • Extract from : « A Virginia Scout » by Hugh Pendexter
  • Perhaps you fancy there will be a wooer like Halfdan coming every day.
  • Extract from : « Modern Icelandic Plays » by Jhann Sigurjnsson
  • Other copies show that it must be the father, and not the wooer.
  • Extract from : « The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5) » by Various
  • It was a hasty wooing, and the queen herself was first of all the wooer.
  • Extract from : « Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete » by Lyndon Orr
  • Is she to be distinguished from her wooer as she flits from him disdainfully?
  • Extract from : « Tropic Days » by E. J. Banfield
  • Three rejoicings followed by sorrow: a wooer's, a thief's, a tale-bearer's.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Irish Poetry » by Various
  • Come hither, daughter, fine and fair, Here is a Wooer from Whitewater.
  • Extract from : « Poems by the Way » by William Morris
  • I Before I came as a guest, but now I have come as a wooer!'
  • Extract from : « The Red Fairy Book » by Various

Antonyms for wooer

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