wooer
noun[C]
old-fashioneduk/ˈwuː.ər/us/ˈwuː.ɚ/apersonwho is giving anotherpersona lot ofattentionin anattempttopersuadethem tolovethem ormarrythem:
Thefactthat she waseagertoacceptthisunattractivewooershowshowboringlifeatcourtmust havebecome.
- Theshyyoungclergymanwas theunsuccessfulwooer ofMissSkelton.
- Then, with thedefttimingof apractisedwooer of women, I wouldproducethebottleofperfume.
- Themarriagedatewasfinallyappointed, and he went everyeveningto Stone Lodge, as anacceptedwooer.
- Poetry wasconsideredgood forseductionbecause itshowedoff theverbalskillsof the wooer, and howbrighthe or she was.