Thesaurus: swain

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1. n. A servant.
2. n. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.
3. n. a man who is the lover of a man or woman
4. 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.
5. n:100 n a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman