单词 | suer |
释义 | suer (once / 145918 pages) 1n 2n Someone who brings a legal complaint to a court is a suer. If you sue your next door neighbor for building a gazebo on your land, you are a suer. When a person files a lawsuit against a company or another person, she sues, and can be described as a suer. The word is pronounced like sewer, though its meaning is completely different. The root of suer is the verb sue, which has its origins in the Latin word sequi, "to follow." Originally, to sue meant "to follow up in court." WORD FAMILYsuer: suers+/sue: sued, suer, sues, suing USAGE EXAMPLESThe market in Asia shows that it’s possible. ”We’re seeing suer payments on mobile smartphones that never really happened on the Web.” Forbes(Sep 11, 2012) The first words he spoke after the disaster were, "Them 'at's born to be hang't, is suèr nit to be droon't!" Gilpin, Sidney, Wrestling and Wrestlers:—Biographic...(2011) The most dangerous of these winds is the Borea or Suer, that sweeps down from the north as through a funnel. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011) 1 n someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right 2Syn|Hyper petitioner complainant, plaintiff a person who brings an action in a court of law n a man who courts a woman a suer for the hand of the princess Syn|Hypo|Hyper suitor, wooer prince charming a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved admirer, adorer someone who admires a young woman |
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