fiancé
fi‧an‧cé /fiˈɒnseɪ $ ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: past participle of fiancer 'to promise (in marriage)']
the man who a woman is going to marry
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THESAURUS
▪ boyfriend a boy or man that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: Josh was my first boyfriend.
▪ partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with: Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the same benefits that married couples get. | Partners are also welcome.
▪ fiancé the man whom a woman is going to marry: Her fiancé was killed in the war.
▪ lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, without being married to them: A few nights later, they became lovers.
▪ ex informal a woman’s former husband or boyfriend: Her ex has caused a lot of trouble for her.
▪ old flame informal someone who was your boyfriend in the past: In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of her old flames.
▪ man informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend: She’ll always stand by her man.
▪ sweetheart old-fashioned the person that you love: They were childhood sweethearts.
▪ beau old-fashioned a woman’s boyfriend or lover - a very old-fashioned use: Does she have a beau?
▪ toy boy informal humorous a young man who is having a sexual relationship with an older woman: A woman with a toy boy gets a lot more disapproving looks than a man with a younger woman.
▪ sugar daddy informal an older man who gives a younger woman presents and money in return for their company and often for sex: I can imagine her cashing checks from some mysterious sugar daddy.
▪ be going out with somebody if you are going out with a boy or man, you have him as your boyfriend: She’s been going out with Jack for a couple of months.
⇨ ↑girlfriend
