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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Noun
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Natalia and her boyfriend reached out to Nicole and Vincent DePaul, a couple with dwarfism who had tried to adopt her in 2009 but were unable to due to financial constraints.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025 -
The result was harassment of Cornett, her boyfriend, and their families.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Bird Buddy Smart Feeder Pro is perfect for all you bird lovers looking to take your hobby to the next level.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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The award-winning development with a bevy of multimillion-dollar residences, including one rented by Gwyneth Paltrow in 2023, is ideal for ski lovers.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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Behind the scenes, administration officials have been in talks with multiple suitors.—
Esat Dedezade,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Last summer, though, the only suitor willing to pay that price was in Saudi Arabia.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, most of the damages (as much as 90%) will be allocated to football and men’s basketball due to the revenue generated by the respective sports.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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First, a masked man pointed a gun at her while robbing the boutique at the White Lotus.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 2021, Mishal Reja, M.D., was an incoming gastroenterology fellow at State University of New York, Downstate and contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit.—
Dr. Mishal Reja,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Porter is a senior fellow for the Center for Educational Innovation and the former chancellor of New York City Public Schools.—
Randy Peers,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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But in the new film, the unnamed swain has been replaced by a Robin Hood-style heartthrob named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who leads a defiant group of bandits that steals from the monarchy and gives to the poor.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Science emerges as a version of the pastoral, with the physicist as swain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
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“Wooer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooer. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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