Definitions
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
Word origin
From Middle English beau, beu, bew, bewe, from Old French beau, from Latin bellus (“beautiful”). Doublet of bello and boo.
Used in a sentence
“[H]e could not but turn with ineffable contempt to the tawdry beaus and belles from the city, who presumed to mingle in the fashionable gala.”
“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.”
“Kristin Davis has taken time out to enjoy the surf and sand with her Australian beau, photographer Russell James.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Courting man”4 letters
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