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suer

suer

9.9
A man who tries to win a woman's love to marry her
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : pretendiente
  • The wealthy suer brought many gifts to impress the lady's family.

Examples

  • He is a dedicated suer who hopes to win her heart.

  • Stories of a brave suer risking everything for love are common in folklore.

  • Each suer tried to outdo the others at the royal banquet.

  • Many suers compete for her attention.

  • The wealthy suer brought many gifts to impress the lady's family.

  • He is a dedicated suer who hopes to win her heart.

  • Many suers compete for her attention.

Synonyms

suitor
vssuer
48 4.4

A man who wants to marry a woman

is an alternate written form with identical meaning
wooer
vssuer
1 8.6

A man who tries to win a woman's love, often to marry her

is definite about marriage rather than only typically intending it
suiter
vssuer
  • UK
5.0

A person who tries to win someone's love, often to marry

is restricted to males courting women rather than any person courting
courter
vssuer
8.1

A person who tries to win someone's love often to marry

expresses a definite marriage aim rather than often merely intending it

How Committed

fiance
1 3.0
suer
  • Archaic
9.9
beau
16 7.8
admirer
113 2.3

Surface Forms

suer singular
suers plural

Morphology

suer = sue (opaque) = sue + er

Although historically formed from 'sue' (in the older sense 'to seek' or 'court'), the modern dominant sense of 'sue' is legal action, so learners cannot infer 'suer' = 'suitor'.

Etymology

Suer also once meant a man who courts a woman, like a suitor, and it comes from the same Latin root sequi meaning 'to follow' or 'to pursue'. That's why a suer in this sense is someone who 'pursues' another person with the aim of marriage.