What's the difference between suitor and wooer?

Suitor


Definition:

  • (n.) One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant.
  • (n.) Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover.
  • (n.) One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc.
  • (n.) One who attends a court as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or the like.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As a suitor for the hand of a beautiful princess, you’ll have to overcome the royal family, the palace guards and rival players to deliver your love letter.
  • (2) If only the suitors could find the words and the means.
  • (3) With Robert Snodgrass having only 18 months remaining on his contract, the manager’s biggest battle looks certain to be a tug of war with the gifted Scotland winger’s assorted suitors.
  • (4) The company's 340-strong workforce, including 120 at its Corby factory, were left with an uncertain future after a firm offer failed to materialise from a suitor in Hong Kong, its distributor YGM Trading, despite an informal agreement being signed.
  • (5) Ramsey said one of the reasons he resisted offers from other suitors, including Manchester United, was that Arsenal are renowned for giving teenage players plenty of first-team action.
  • (6) The £140m cost for United – or any prospective suitor – would be the transfer fee of around £60m and his basic wage, should he agree to around £380,000 a-week as a gross figure, which on a four-year contract amounts to £79m.
  • (7) Vinterberg's version stars Carey Mulligan as headstrong Bathsheba Everdene, while Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge and Matthias Schoenarts play the contrasting suitors who jockey for her attention.
  • (8) The potential suitors include RTL, owner of Channel Five, and Italy's Mediaset.
  • (9) If García leaves, then he is unlikely to be short of potential suitors.
  • (10) It was reported that during the last three days discussions had been taking place with a potential UK banking suitor.
  • (11) I would say so, yes,” said Martínez on Byram having rival suitors.
  • (12) That could mean any potential suitors are able to purchase him for less, although Gladbach are understood to be preparing to offer him a new deal.
  • (13) In Croatia, Arsenal are being mentioned more often than any other potential suitor and now that Arsène Wenger has won something again, is it finally time for him to bring in a world-class striker?
  • (14) Previous suitors have reportedly included Lloyds Development Capital.
  • (15) Successive cables show the US embassy in Zagreb monitoring the 2006 takeover of Pliva, one of the largest drugmakers in Central and Eastern Europe , by US based Barr Pharmaceuticals, which won a bidding war with a rival Icelandic suitor, Actavis.
  • (16) Gaston is the Beast’s rival suitor for Belle, the young girl played by Emma Watson .
  • (17) When further questioned as to whether this view would rule BT out as a Channel 5 suitor in the short term, Petter said: "It counts us out for any term."
  • (18) Having made his league debut only at the end of October, Sanches was rewarded with a new contract containing a release clause of €45m a few weeks later to ward off any potential suitors.
  • (19) The 21-year-old has scored two goals and created two in the league so far and produced another influential display in last weekend’s 3-1 defeat of Chelsea , albeit with his contribution overshadowed by the champions’ malaise, Steven Naismith’s hat-trick and John Stones’ display against his summer suitors.
  • (20) She’s shortly followed by her suitor, a huge fellow determined to win her over by marking his territory on every tree he can find.

Wooer


Definition:

  • (v. t.) One who wooes; one who courts or solicits in love; a suitor.

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