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swain

/sweɪn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A young man or boy in service; a servant.
  2. A knight's servant; an attendant.
  3. A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic.
  4. A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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