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swain
swain [ swayn ] (plural swains)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. young countryman: a young man who lives in the country
2. admirer: a man who is somebody's admirer or lover
[Late 16th century. < Old Norse sveinn "boy, servant" < Germanic, "your own"]
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