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Definition of swain noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

swain

noun
 
/sweɪn/
 
/sweɪn/
(old use or humorous)
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  1. a young man who is in love
    Word Originlate Old English (denoting a young man attendant on a knight), from Old Norse sveinn ‘lad’.
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