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sb's suitor
suitor 在这个用法中指“追求者/求婚者”，通常为男性。
Her suitor waited outside the gate.
她的追求者在门外等候。
求婚者
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求婚者
a man who courts a woman
Her suitor waited outside the gate.
她的追求者在门外等候。
追求某人(尤指女性)以建立恋爱关系或结婚的人；求爱者；追求者。
One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
表示有意与另一方合作或接管另一方的个人或组织。
A person or organization that expresses an interest in working with, or taking over, another.
诉讼或法律纠纷的一方。
A party to a suit or litigation.
起诉、请愿、请求或恳求的人；请愿者。
One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
The young suitor brought roses to the woman he admired every week.
那位年轻的求婚者每周都给他爱慕的女子送玫瑰。
Her parents thought the shy suitor was too quiet for their daughter.
她父母认为那个害羞的求婚者对他们女儿来说太安静了。
Many suitors came to the ball, but she danced only with the one she loved.
许多求婚者来到舞会上，但她只和她爱的那位跳舞。
suitor 在这个用法中指“追求者/求婚者”，通常为男性。
Her suitor waited outside the gate.
她的追求者在门外等候。
for [sb]'s hand 是较正式且略带古雅的说法，表示“向某人求婚”。
He was one of several suitors for the young lady's hand.
他是向这位年轻女子求婚的众多追求者之一。
Not this
She has several suitor in her class.
Use this
She has several suitors in her class.
suitor 是可数名词，受 several 修饰时必须用复数形式 suitors；汉语名词没有复数变化，容易漏加 -s。
Not this
He bought a new suitor for the interview.
Use this
He bought a new suit for the interview.
表示“西装、套装”要用 suit；suitor 意为“求婚者”，两者拼写相近但词义不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
执着的求婚者
Despite her refusals, he remained a persistent suitor.
尽管她一再拒绝，他仍然是一个执着的求婚者。
热情的求婚者
She had many admirers, but only one ardent suitor.
她有很多仰慕者，但只有一个热情的求婚者。
被拒绝的求婚者
The rejected suitor quietly left the ball.
被拒绝的求婚者悄悄地离开了舞会。
富有的求婚者
A wealthy suitor offered her a life of luxury.
一位富有的求婚者向她提供了奢华的生活。
潜在的求婚者
Her father eyed every young man as a potential suitor.
她的父亲把每个年轻人都看作潜在的求婚者。
向她求婚的人
A young suitor for her hand arrived at the castle.
一位向她求婚的年轻人来到了城堡。
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穿西装(suit)去求婚的-or，就是求婚者。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式文章 suitor 通常用于文学作品或正式文章中，比较书面化，日常口语较少见；非正式场合更常用 boyfriend 或 admirer。
与 suitor 押韵的词有 tutor、scooter、shooter、recruiter，它们的结尾都是 /uːtə/。注意 traitor /ˈtreɪtə/ 和 doctor /ˈdɒktə/ 虽然拼写里也有 -tor，但元音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.