suitors

noun

plural of suitor
1
as in boyfriends
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her my sister finally married her suitor of six years on Sunday

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2
as in solicitors
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift the inventor had several suitors for his patent, but he wasn't interested in dealing with a big company

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Recent Examples of suitors The Heat is among the teams that James is considering in free agency this offseason, with ESPN’s Shams Charania reporting Tuesday that the Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers appear to be the top three suitors for James. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Potential suitors are aware and viewing some of these players as possible market opportunities. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Travis Scott, who plays the character of the bard in the court of Ithaca as Penelope is held near hostage by suitors, also hit the red carpet. — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 6 July 2026 The Odyssey marks their second collaboration, in which Pattinson will be playing Antinous, one of Penelope's many suitors. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 Every player with a pulse had six suitors throwing silly money around. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Remarkable for her constancy and intelligence, Penelope devises delay tactics to discourage 108 aggressive suitors during Odysseus’s 20-year absence. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026 In The Other Bennet Sister’s version of Regency England, not one but two suitors end up emerging from a lake in clingy wet shirts, though the heroine is not as effortlessly winsome as the subjects of other Austen adaptations tend to be. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 June 2026 Many of them will be looking to show off their skills to potential suitors, while others will be seeking to justify their lofty reputations. — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitors
  1. boyfriends
  2. solicitors
  3. lovers
  4. petitioners
  5. swains
  6. beggars
  7. men
  8. supplicants
Noun
  • The singer and Gomez met through their respective ex-boyfriends, Joe and Nick Jonas, in 2008.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • By the 1990s, the rule book was hundreds of pages long, with lines as specific as which fork to use at dinner and directives to not speak about boyfriends in front of fans, according to Texas Monthly's podcast America's Girls.
    — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • In the early 1970s, in the midst of an oil crisis, my father ran a solicitors' firm.
    — Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • But the long-running saga involving the scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors took an unexpected turn this week when the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Definition of solicitors
Noun
  • Given how important human artistry and authenticity is to music lovers all over the world, these labels will provide an immediately understandable and easily scalable approach to transparency.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2026
  • Topped with a pepperminty chocolate ganache and a crunchy layer of peppermint candy, these homemade brownies are perfect for mint lovers of all kinds.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • The petitioners argued that Kenya’s healthcare system is already overstretched and may be unable to manage foreign Ebola patients safely.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, said Wednesday night that petitioners collected more than the roughly 875,000 signatures needed to place the original proposal before voters.
    — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of petitioners
Noun
  • Between the romantic fantasy of Anna and her two swains, the swoony Tuscan locales bathed in creamy golden light, and the tomatoes, You, Me & Tuscany delivers everything its title promises.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of swains
Noun
  • Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of beggars
Noun
  • The two men did not know each other, according to the release, and police don’t think there was any altercation before the attack.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
  • The two men remain in police custody pending an ongoing investigation, the post said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • Instead, Paulie’s trusted lieutenants move from person to person, talking with various would-be partners and supplicants, and then go back and whisper in Paulie’s ear.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
  • More than anything, in the halo headpieces that are her signature accessory, Mary recalls a medieval religious icon, the Holy Virgin as fictional diva, touching down on stages in major markets to be adored by seas of light-waving supplicants.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of supplicants

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