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How to pronounce swain in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms beau, boyfriend, fellow
Type of adult male, lover, man

Examples of swain

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Swain, a walk-on, took his first snaps at the college level as he got the start.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Swain was charged with selling whiskey, which was against the laws of the town.
From the tennessean.com
Swain was a D.C. taxi official turned FBI informant in a public corruption probe.
From the washingtonpost.com
Swain had a spring-loaded knife in his pocket when he was arrested, reports said.
From the dailyherald.com
Palmer goes her swain one better by posting fan art and videos as well as her own.
From the latimes.com
Swain also frequently inserts mute sequences that feel like poetic interludes.
From the time.com
Swain was asked by a warden if he had a final statement before his punishment.
From the bostonherald.com
Swain was ahead of her time but really she was facing an uphill battle all the way.
From the bbc.co.uk
Swain said he asked the National Limousine Association to notify its members.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Boyfriend: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"
  • Swain (foaled February 12, 1992) is a European Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland. From the mare Love Smitten, he was sired by Nashwan. His grandsire was Blushing Groom, a son of Nasrullah from Nearco. His damsire Key To The Mint, a son of Graustark, was the 1972 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt.
  • Swain is an English surname derived from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn (Sven, Sweyn), meaning a youth or young man. There are a number of variations in the spelling of the surname Swain, including Swaine, Swainne and Swayne.
  • A knight's servant; an attendant; A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic; A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting
  • An archaic word for a shepherd or rustic fellow.
  • Member of a merchant ship, or a herdsman.
  • A man who is polite and attentive to a women
  • A young rustic lover.
  • A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town at County Road 24 and NY Route 70. The name is that of Samuel Swain, a 19th Century surveyor and devolper.