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SUER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

petitioner; suer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("suer" is a kind of...):

complainant; plaintiff (a person who brings an action in a court of law)

Derivation:

sue (institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A man who courts a woman

Example:

a suer for the hand of the princess

Synonyms:

suer; suitor; wooer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("suer" is a kind of...):

admirer; adorer (someone who admires a young woman)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suer"):

prince charming (a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved)

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