wooer
Seeker of affection
A wooer is someone who woos—who pursues romantic attention or seeks to win favor.
The word appears mainly in literary or old-fashioned contexts: She had many wooers in her youth.
A wooer might court a person, but also metaphorically pursue an audience, voter, or investor.
One who seeks affection
- admirerOne who esteems another
- beauMale romantic companion
- swainRural romantic pursuer
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
pursuer · inamorato · spark · cavalier · gentleman · lover · proposer · betrothed
Habitual seducer of women
- CasanovaProverbial ladies' man
- Don JuanLegendary womanizer archetype
- philandererHabitual romantic cheater
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
rake · womanizer · seducer · charmer · tempter · flirt · heartbreaker · cad
Outdoor romantic performance
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
- giftsItems freely given
flowers · poetry · pursuit · charm · sweet-talk · courtliness · chivalry · gallantry
suitor
One who seeks affection
gallant · pursuer · inamorato · spark · cavalier · gentleman · lover · proposer · betrothed · fiancé
lothario
Habitual seducer of women
- CasanovaProverbial ladies' man
- Don JuanLegendary womanizer archetype
- philandererHabitual romantic cheater
libertine · rake · womanizer · seducer · charmer · tempter · flirt · heartbreaker · cad · roué
serenade
Outdoor romantic performance
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
gifts · flowers · poetry · pursuit · charm · sweet-talk · courtliness · chivalry · gallantry · tokens
- woo hooExclamation of excitement
- woo wooPseudoscientific spiritual beliefs
- pitching wooActively pursuing romance
- John Woo