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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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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 Had the Italian not claimed publicly that Richarlison wanted to leave, Spurs would have had a stronger hand in transfer talks with potential suitors and the player might have been more open to the club’s proposals. — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Zoie, a dynamic forward and at 5-9 taller than her 5-5 fraternal twin Kai, had a longer list of Division I, Power 4 college suitors than her sister. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Potential suitors would also naturally be looking at what the future holds for the entertainment business at large. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The Old Hollywood starlet received eight engagement rings from her suitors, as some of them opted to give her other jewelry in lieu of a ring. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026 Keystone then packages the footage into a highlight reel for prospective college suitors. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026 As with the original format, contestants must choose between three potential suitors, hidden from view behind a wall. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 While other suitors offered him the chance for more touches, Pryor wanted to give the Gators a game-changing complement to star tailback Jadan Baugh. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 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 tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As well as the two ur-bad boyfriends from HBO’s Girls Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver who will portray, respectively, Professor Charles Xavier and Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • Brooks said her family has encountered plenty of door-to-door solicitors over the years, but never one knocking that late at night.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of solicitors
Noun
  • In Peru under dictatorship, two of three long-time lovers marry for appearances but flee from their conservative rural community for the capital after their secret is exposed by the third.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Now, Sacramento is on the list of best cities for coffee lovers, according to a ranking of cafes nationwide.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • Challenges with this step can lead to petitioners giving up on their cases.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Currently, the number petitioners would need to reach is 3,120.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 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
  • Dhaka’s rundown streets peppered with the homeless, vendors and child beggars.
    — Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of beggars
Noun
  • Founder David Vargas coaches members — the gym is men-only — on everything from their diets to their relationships with their families.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Three years later, Wuornos began her killing spree, fatally shooting seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 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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