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solicitor

American  
[suh-lis-i-ter] / səˈlɪs ɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person who solicits.

  2. a person whose business it is to solicit business, trade, etc.

  3. an officer having charge of the legal business of a city, town, etc.

  4. (in England and Wales) a member of that branch of the legal profession whose services consist of advising clients, representing them before the lower courts, and preparing cases for barristers to try in the higher courts.

    Synonyms:
    counselor, attorney, lawyer
solicitor British  
/ səˈlɪsɪtə /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a lawyer who advises clients on matters of law, draws up legal documents, prepares cases for barristers, etc, and who may represent clients in certain courts Compare barrister

  2. (in the US) an officer responsible for the legal affairs of a town, city, etc

  3. a person who solicits

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Other Word Forms

  • solicitorship noun

Etymology

Origin of solicitor

1375–1425; late Middle English solicitour < Anglo-French; Middle French soliciteur. See solicit, -or 2

Example Sentences

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He also pushed Sauer to say whether his rule would deny birthright citizenship to all Native people, which the solicitor general could not answer definitively.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The former justice secretary also previously served as Welsh secretary, prisons and probation minister and solicitor general.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The families' solicitor Sophie Naftalin, from Bhatt Murphy, says Hunte and Holm had been "failed in both life and death".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

He joined the FTC as a minority commissioner in 2024, after serving as Virginia’s solicitor general.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Next was Mr. Felix Trundle, a well-off solicitor from Heathcote, and as it happened, an amateur singer of light opera.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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