beaux

Noun

beau (plural beaux or beaus)

1. (dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
   • “[…]—I suppose your brother was quite a beau, Miss Dashwood, before he married, as he was so rich?”
     “Upon my word,” replied Elinor, “I cannot tell you, for I do not perfectly comprehend the meaning of the word. But this I can say, that if he ever was a beau before he married, he is one still, for...1811, [Jane Austen], chapter XXI, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume I, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 290

   Synonyms:

   blood, popinjay, barbermonger, blade, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike, dood

2. (Canada, US, dated) A male lover; a boyfriend.
   • Hannah's beau takes all her time 'n' thought, and when she gits a husband her mother'll be out o' sight and out o' mind.1917, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, page 142

   Synonyms:

   suitor, swain, admirer, adorer, baby, beloved, courter, crush, darling, enamorado

3. A male escort.

   Synonyms:

   callboy, party boy, abandons, alley cat, almah, bangtail, Bankside lady, bargirl, bat, beotch

4. A suitor of a lady.

   Synonyms:

   courter, sparker, wooer

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