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wooer

UK/ˈwuːə/ US/ˈwuəɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a man who courts a woman

  • “a suer for the hand of the princess”
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Origin

From woo + -er; from Middle English wowere, from Old English wōgere, from wōgian (“to woo”).

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