suitor
Americannoun
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a man who courts or woos a woman.
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Law. a petitioner or plaintiff.
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a person who sues or petitions for anything.
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Informal. an individual who seeks to buy a business.
noun
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a man who courts a woman; wooer
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law a person who brings a suit in a court of law; plaintiff
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rare a person who makes a request or appeal for anything
Etymology
Origin of suitor
1250–1300; Middle English s ( e ) utor, suitour < Anglo-French < Latin secūtor, equivalent to secū-, variant stem of sequī to follow + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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In the letter, McAloon questioned the structure of the offer price and how the suitors intended to attribute value between BlueScope’s North America business and its operations elsewhere.
Warner reopened talks last week with Paramount, giving the company a seven-day window to negotiate and telling the hostile suitor to make its “best and final” offer.
Having rejected the chance to join Tottenham in the close season, Eze has produced his best moments in an Arsenal shirt against his former suitors.
From Barron's
The locals in their working-class part of the city of Sahiwal mutter that Zeba is living under a curse after her previous suitors died in mysterious circumstances.
From Barron's
Under U.K. rules, Rio Tinto cannot pursue Glencore for at least six months, except in specific circumstances, such as a rival suitor emerging.
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