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Suer

noun/sˈuːɚ/

Definition

a man who courts a woman

someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːə/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈuːɚ/.

Examples

a suer for the hand of the princess

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suitor wooer petitioner

Parts of Speech

noun	a man who courts a woman “a suer for the hand of the princess”
noun	someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

Word Forms

woo	verb	seek someone's favor
sue	verb	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
petition	verb	write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

souffrir

un homme qui courtise une femme

🇪🇸Spanish

sufrir

un hombre que corteja a una mujer

🇵🇹Portuguese

sofrer

um homem que corteja uma mulher

🇷🇺Russian

Суэр

мужчина, который ухаживает за женщиной

India

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்குரைஞர்

ஒரு பெண்ணை வாதிடும் ஆண்

🇮🇳Telugu

సూర్

ఒక స్త్రీని న్యాయస్థానం చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂರ್

ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಹಿಳೆಯನ್ನು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಡುವ ಪುರುಷ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苏尔

追求女人的男人

🇯🇵Japanese

訴えます

🇰🇷Korean

수어

여자를 구애하는 남자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiện tụng

một người đàn ông tán tỉnh một người phụ nữ

🇹🇭Thai

แน่ใจ

ผู้ชายที่จีบผู้หญิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menuntut

seorang pria yang merayu seorang wanita

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقاضاة

الرجل الذي يحاكم امرأة

🇮🇷Persian

سوئر

مردی که از یک زن خواستگاری می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

acı çekmek

bir kadına kur yapan erkek

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוער

גבר שמחזר אחרי אישה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'suer'?

The primary meaning of 'suer' is 'a man who courts a woman'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'suer' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'suer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'suer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'suer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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