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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Schepers went to visit her boyfriend after leaving the bar.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025 -
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
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And cinemas aren’t just offering that kind of enhanced blockbuster experience to bring in crowds beyond die-hard movie lovers.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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But through it all, he’s also been a lover of golf and has worked with Malbon Golf, Greyson and FootJoy.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 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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Nash retired from basketball in 2014 but then served as the general manager for the Canadian men's national team and became the coaching consultant with the Golden State Warriors.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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After hours of waiting, Ema notices a hooded man holding a teddy bear, watching the young woman.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
26 Mar. 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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As a franchisor in the senior care industry, for example, building relationships with healthcare professionals and fellow franchise owners can provide crucial insights into best practices for efficiencies and growth opportunities.—
Pete First,
Forbes.com,
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But in the new film, the unnamed swain has been replaced by a Robin Hood-style heartthrob named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who leads a defiant group of bandits that steals from the monarchy and gives to the poor.—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 9 Apr. 2025.
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