suitor

[ soo-ter ]
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noun
  1. a man who courts or woos a woman.

  2. Law. a petitioner or plaintiff.

  1. a person who sues or petitions for anything.

  2. Informal. an individual who seeks to buy a business.

Origin of suitor

1
1250–1300; Middle English s(e)utor, suitour<Anglo-French <Latin secūtor, equivalent to secū-, variant stem of sequī to follow + -tor-tor

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suitor

/ (ˈsuːtə, ˈsjuːt-) /


noun
  1. a man who courts a woman; wooer

  2. law a person who brings a suit in a court of law; plaintiff

  1. rare a person who makes a request or appeal for anything

Origin of suitor

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C13: from Anglo-Norman suter, from Latin secūtor follower, from sequī to follow

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