WOOER
What does "WOOER" mean?
A person who courts or seeks the affection of another, especially with a view to marriage.
Meanings
- One who woos; a suitor seeking someone's love or favour. She had a dozen wooers at the ball, and turned every one of them away. archaic
- One who seeks to win over or attract something abstract, such as votes, support, or fortune. He was a tireless wooer of investors, charming money out of every room he entered. figurative
Word origin
From the verb 'woo', from Old English 'wogian' (to court, make love to), of uncertain earlier origin, plus the agent suffix '-er'.
Remember it
A WOOER says 'woo!' and adds an 'er' - he's the one doing the wooing.
A little poem
The wooer kneels with practiced art-
but only honesty wins the heart.
couplet
What it teaches
Anyone can perform the wooing; the rare wooer means the words he uses.
Quick facts
What does WOOER mean?
A person who courts or seeks the affection of another, especially with a view to marriage.
Is WOOER a valid word?
Yes — WOOER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WOOER?
WOOER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does WOOER come from?
From the verb 'woo', from Old English 'wogian' (to court, make love to), of uncertain earlier origin, plus the agent suffix '-er'.
What can WOOER teach us?
Anyone can perform the wooing; the rare wooer means the words he uses.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.