courter

See also: Courter

English

Etymology

court +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

Noun

courter (plural courters)

1. One who courts; one who plays the lover, or solicits in marriage.
   • 1515, Alexander Barclay, Here begynneth the Egloges of Alexader Barclay prest wher of the fyrst thre conteyneth the myseryes of courters a. courtes of all prynces in generall:

     […] whyle they thee courters outwarde gayly go

Related terms

• all-courter
• clay courter

 

References

“courter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Récourt, rectour