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 Meanwhile, her two former suitors became rather close after spending a considerable amount of time as rivals. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 But the idea that really a violation of xenia, a violation of Zeus’ Law — which is what the suitors are doing in the palace — that really is the [breaking] of Zeus’ Law that is causing this difficulty and this damage. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 Pitching for what turned out to be his last game in a San Francisco Giants uniform before Monday’s trade deadline, Robbie Ray made a strong case for prospective suitors. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Mikey Moore joined the group after spending last season on loan at Rangers, and could depart again for the season, with Borussia Dortmund among his suitors. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, his long-suffering wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), is warding off hundreds of suitors eager to usurp Odysseus’ throne back home. — ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 Not just for prospective suitors, but also for a Yankees team that desperately needs offense and help in the outfield. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026 The thuggish suitors dining in Odysseus and Penelope’s castle see the queen as a prize, not a human being. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026 With the trade deadline looming, Scherzer's swift return might also serve as an audition for potential trade suitors, as the struggling club considers offloading veteran assets amid a season in crisis. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitors
  1. boyfriends
  2. solicitors
  3. lovers
  4. petitioners
  5. swains
  6. beggars
  7. men
  8. supplicants
Noun
  • She’s also joined by a range of boyfriends, with shoppers being able to pick one that has traditionally light or dark features.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • There’s nothing like two boyfriends to do it for you every time.
    — Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 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
  • This menu is easily intriguing enough to lure food lovers back for chef Mederos’ tasting menu.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The book pays homage to all your classic romance tropes — fake relationship, enemies to lovers, boy next door — but spins them on their head in this new take on what happily ever after looks like.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • By calling for the early review, the FCC allowed petitioners and ordinary residents to chime in on the stations’ operations and ABC network programming.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Chong was also among the petitioners who in November 2025 called for the FCC to repeal its news distortion policy, which FCC Chair Brendan Carr has invoked in threatening broadcast licenses.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of petitioners
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  • 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
  • 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
  • The War In times of peace, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) had hosted parties in their palace for all — even beggars were welcome.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of beggars
Noun
  • Thursday’s best performances spread the entire field, with six different men leading the six individual apparatus races.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 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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