Significant other and Suitor

Significant other

Significant other noun - The person to whom another is married.

Suitor and significant other are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suitor" instead a noun phrase "Significant other".

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

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

Nearby Words: suit, suiting, suiter
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