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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who sues; a suitor.

   "He was the most interesting of all the suers for her hand."

2. 2
   someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right wordnet
3. 3
   a man who courts a woman wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

petitionersuitorsuitorwooer

Example

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"He was the most interesting of all the suers for her hand."

Etymology

From sue + -er.

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