swain

noun/sweɪn/

Frequency rank: #13,107 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A young man who is courting a woman; a rustic lover or suitor.

Illustration for the English word “swain”

Example sentence

The young swain serenaded his beloved beneath her window every evening.

Synonyms & related words

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