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wooer
noun[ C ]
old-fashioneduk /ˈwuː.ər/ us /ˈwuː.ɚ/
a person who is giving another person a lot of attention in an attempt to persuade them to love them or marry them:
The fact that she was eager to accept this unattractive wooer shows how boring life at court must have become.
Related word
woo
The shy young clergyman was the unsuccessful wooer of Miss Skelton.
Then, with the deft timing of a practised wooer of women, I would produce the bottle of perfume.
The marriage date was finally appointed, and he went every evening to Stone Lodge, as an accepted wooer.
Poetry was considered good for seduction because it showed off the verbal skills of the wooer, and how bright he or she was.
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