Dear and Suitor

Dear

Dear noun - A person with whom one is in love.
Usage example: I love you, dear

Suitor and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suitor" instead a noun "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Suitor

Suitor noun - A man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her.
Usage example: my sister finally married her suitor of six years on Sunday
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Synonyms for Suitor

Dear and suitor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead a noun "Suitor".

Nearby Words: suit, suiting, suiter

How words are described

good good dear good suitor
poor poor dear poor suitor
pathetic pathetic dear pathetic suitor
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