Suitier

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German

Etymology

Pseudo-French, Suite +‎ -ier

Noun

Suitier m (strong, genitive Suitiers, plural Suitiers)

  1. (dated) womanizer, suitor
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, pages 301–302:
      Christian hatte sich infolge seines Charakters und seiner langen Wanderjahre zu einem Suitier von viel zu naiver und unbekümmerter Art entwickelt und war in Herzenssachen so wenig wie im übrigen geneigt, seinen Empfindungen Zwang anzutun, Diskretion zu üben, die Würde zu wahren.
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Declension

Further reading

  • Suitier” in Duden online
  • Suitier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache