Swain synonyms
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A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
The definition of a suitor is someone who is pursuing a romantic relationship with another.
lover (related)
One who is fond of or devoted to something:
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
sex (related)
Either of two divisions, male and female, into which most sexually reproducing organisms are grouped. Sex is usually determined by anatomy, the makeup of the sex chromosomes, and the type and amount of hormones produced. When the sex of an organism is determined by the sex chromosomes, males and females are generally produced in equal numbers. In other organisms, such as bees and wasps, in which females develop from fertilized eggs and males develop from unfertilized eggs, distribution of the sexes is unequal.
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A male friend.
A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.
rolfe (related)
Toogood (related)
wintle (related)
Dunkley (related)
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corlett (related)
Pickford (related)
holden (related)
catchpole (related)
Find another word for swain. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for swain, like: wooer, beau, suitor, lover, admirer, courter, sex, boyfriend, fellow, young-man and rolfe.