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SWAIN
boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain
(noun) a man who is the lover of a man or woman; “if I’d known he was her boyfriend I wouldn’t have asked”; “When the law changed, Pet could finally married his long-time boyfriend Jim”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
swain (plural swains)
(obsolete) A young man or boy in service; a servant.
(obsolete) A knight's servant; an attendant.
(archaic) A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic.
(poetic) A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
Anagrams
• Sawin, Wains, inaws, iwans, saw in, wains
Proper noun
Swain (plural Swains)
A surname.
Anagrams
• Sawin, Wains, inaws, iwans, saw in, wains
Source: Wiktionary
Swain, n. Etym: [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy, servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. swan, OHG. swein.]
1. A servant. [Obs.] Him behoves serve himself that has no swain. Chaucer.
2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry. It were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain. Shak. Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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