woo
verb (used with object)
to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage.
wooer
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a word derived from
woo.
Example Sentences
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He was by turns the bearded true believer who honeymooned in Cuba and spoke of liberation theology and, in time, the capable wooer of unsavory poobahs from the taxi and real estate industries.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2019
I can only hope that reporting my would-be LinkedIn wooer to the site administrators for his inappropriate use of the service gave him the reminder he needed.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2018
You can’t fake love, and nothing’s worse than a would-be wooer who says all the wrong things.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2016
There follows a courtroom scene which includes a motley of witnesses scurrying from the audience, a detonating district attorney who is Lawyer Ferguson's out-of-court wooer.
From Time Magazine Archive
She shut herself away from men, alone with her beloved trees, and let no wooer come near her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
