wooer
woo·er
wooer · wooers
кавалер, ухажёр, поклонник, поклонница
Liebeswerber, Verehrer, Freier, Bewerber
Someone who woos or courtsSomeone who woos or courts.
UK/ˈwuːə/US/ˈwuəɹ/
» Fair Leda's daughter had a thousand wooers; Then well one more may fair Bianca have.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesSomeone who woos or courts.
Liebeswerber, Verehrer, Freier
кавале́рkavalér, ухажёрuxažór, покло́нникpoklónnik
a man who courts a woman
Examples
1 sentencesFair Leda's daughter had a thousand wooers; Then well one more may fair Bianca have.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
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Origin
From woo + -er; from Middle English wowere, from Old English wōgere, from wōgian (“to woo”From woo + -er; from Middle English wowere, from Old English wōgere, from wōgian (“to woo”).
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