"Freier" meaning in All languages combined

See Freier on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Freiers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Freier. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Freier}} German Freier Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Freier (plural Freiers)
  1. A surname from German. Wikipedia link: Freier
    Sense id: en-Freier-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ/ Audio: De-Freier.ogg
Etymology: From freien (“to woo, to exhibit love”). Semantic pejoration is also found, to a lesser extent, in Dutch vrijen (now generally “to have sex”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|freien|t=to woo, to exhibit love}} freien (“to woo, to exhibit love”), {{cog|nl|vrijen}} Dutch vrijen Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Freier m (strong, genitive Freiers, plural Freier, feminine Freierin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Freiers [genitive], Freier [plural], Freierin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Freier [nominative, singular], Freier [definite, nominative, plural], Freiers [genitive, singular], Freier [definite, genitive, plural], Freier [dative, singular], Freiern [dative, definite, plural], Freier [accusative, singular], Freier [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. john, punter (client of a prostitute) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Prostitution Synonyms: Bordellbesucher, Kober
    Sense id: en-Freier-de-noun-aGOiIEvb Disambiguation of Prostitution: 92 8 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (archaic) courter (one who woos a woman for marriage) Tags: archaic, masculine, strong Synonyms: Verehrer, Bewerber
    Sense id: en-Freier-de-noun-68Z2debh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Freyer [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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