swain
/sweɪn/
noun
- A young man who is courting a woman; a lover or suitor.
- She smiled at the shy swain who had finally worked up the courage to speak.
- In the old story, the swain declared his love under the moonlight.
- The young swain brought flowers to his beloved every day.
- A young man living in the countryside, especially a farm laborer or shepherd.
- In the poem, a simple swain sings while working in the fields.
- The swain tended the sheep on the hillside from dawn until dusk.
- The village swain helped the farmer bring in the harvest.