jilt

jilt (jilt)

noun

Now Rare a woman who rejects a lover or suitor after accepting or encouraging him

Etymology: < jillet, dim. of Jill

transitive verb

to reject or cast off (a previously accepted lover, etc.)

Object

groom: But while Portia's busy rescuing princesses, her own jilted groom has sent someone in pursuit of HER!
lover: Like the jilted lover, God waits for his beloved to return.
bride: Rhiannon the jilted bride is said to wander the hotel at night looking for love.
generation: He is a true individual storyteller for the jilted generation, one with all the potential to be a cult hero.
boyfriend: The 21-year-old trainee accountant was killed by jilted boyfriend Andrew Brown.
man: I suppose some jilted men will like such misogyny, but I grew tired of it.

Adjective modifier

giddy: Return to poem ' giddy jilts ' ( L.27 ) A Scottish term for a young woman.

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