As a proper noun swain
is .
As a noun suitor is
(legal) a party to a suit or litigation.
As a verb suitor is
to play the suitor; to woo; to make love.
swain
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(lb) A young man or boy in service; a servant.
(obsolete) A knight's servant; an attendant.
(archaic) A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic.
(poetic) A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
Derived terms
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Anagrams
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suitor
English
Alternative forms
* suitour (obsolete)
Noun
(
en noun)
(legal) A party to a suit or litigation.
One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
One who sues for the hand of a woman in marriage; a wooer; one who courts a mistress.
Verb
(
en verb)
To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.
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