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swain 音标拼音: [sw'en] n. 乡下青年;情郎;[戏] 情人 乡下青年;情郎;[戏] 情人 swain n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; " if I' d known he was her boyfriend I wouldn' t have asked" [ synonym: { boyfriend}, { fellow}, { beau}, { swain}, { young man}] Swain \ Swain\, n. [ OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy, servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. sw[= a] n, OHG. swein.] 1. A servant. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Him behoves serve himself that has no swain. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry. [ 1913 Webster] It were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 44 Moby Thesaurus words for " swain": Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, Romeo, amoroso, beau, bodyguard, boyfriend, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, chaperon, companion, conductor, convoy, duenna, escort, esquire, fellow, fellow traveler, flame, gallant, gentleman friend, gigolo, guard, inamorato, lady- killer, love- maker, man, necker, old man, petter, philanderer, safe- conduct, seducer, sheik, shepherd, spark, sparker, squire, sugar daddy, usher, wooer, young man
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