1
as in boyfriends
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her
my sister finally married her suitor of six years on Sunday
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in solicitors
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the inventor had several suitors for his patent, but he wasn't interested in dealing with a big company
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of suitors
The 33-year-old will be out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with a number of suitors including clubs in the Saudi Pro League and San Diego FC in Major League Soccer.
—
Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Ben Hemo said he’d been approached by several other suitors but wasn’t looking for a deal until Boomi sent his investors an email.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
All this action doesn't leave many suitors left for the best first baseman on the market, Pete Alonso.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Mets have been the favorites for quite a while in the Alonso sweepstakes, but now the rest of the suitors have effectively taken themselves out of the race.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The San Francisco Giants were one of the top free-agent suitors in pursuit of Paul Goldschmidt.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Burnes will have plenty of suitors this fall with any big market team checking in on him.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The Mets are reportedly in pursuit of re-signing the star infielder, but the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals are considered potential suitors as well.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
That leaves us with the Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Giants as the top three suitors for the former Cy Young winner.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Ben Hemo said he’d been approached by several other suitors but wasn’t looking for a deal until Boomi sent his investors an email.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
All this action doesn't leave many suitors left for the best first baseman on the market, Pete Alonso.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Mets have been the favorites for quite a while in the Alonso sweepstakes, but now the rest of the suitors have effectively taken themselves out of the race.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The San Francisco Giants were one of the top free-agent suitors in pursuit of Paul Goldschmidt.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Burnes will have plenty of suitors this fall with any big market team checking in on him.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The Mets are reportedly in pursuit of re-signing the star infielder, but the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals are considered potential suitors as well.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
That leaves us with the Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Giants as the top three suitors for the former Cy Young winner.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitors
Noun
-
Her goal was to get into the holiday spirit and also help other young women with gift ideas for their boyfriends.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
25 Dec. 2024
-
Popular on Variety After winding up Gayle King’s birthday surprise, Williams got on the phone with Variety to talk about the song’s 60-year life as a perennial favorite of boyfriends, husbands, doting dads and presidents.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
For many writers and word lovers — the very people any spelling reformer needs to convince — there’s a hand-me-down charm to these marks of distinction.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Apr. 2025
-
Any romance reader familiar with the enemies-to-lovers trope should recognize this archetype.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
In Saturday’s reverse fixture, the result was the same, but in favour of Hansi Flick’s men.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
-
Both men are ready for a memorable Sunday duel.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Suitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitors. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share