wooer

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wooer

/ˈwuːə/ UK
/ˈwuəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -uːə(ɹ)

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

noun wooers

Someone who woos or courts. Penelope for her Vliſſes ſake, / Deuiz'd a VVeb her vvooers to deceaue: / in vvhich the vvorke that ſhe all day did make / the ſame at night ſhe did againe vnreaue, […]
Similar: sparker, suitor

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noun someone who woos or courts

한국어	구애자 guaeja
Deutsch	Liebeswerber, Verehrer, Freier, Bewerber, Umwerber
Italiano	spasimante, corteggiatore, pretendente, postulante, richiedente
Русский	кавале́р kavalér, ухажёр uxažór, покло́нник poklónnik, покло́нница poklónnica

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@misc{wooer_2026,
  title = {wooer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wooer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}