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SUER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does suer mean?
• SUER (noun)
The noun SUER has 2 senses:
1. a man who courts a woman
2. someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Familiarity information: SUER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man who courts a woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Context example:
a suer for the hand of the princess
Hypernyms ("suer" is a kind of...):
admirer; adorer (someone who admires a young woman)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suer"):
prince charming (a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
petitioner; suer
Hypernyms ("suer" is a kind of...):
complainant; plaintiff (a person who brings an action in a court of law)
Derivation:
sue (institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against)
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