suitor
[ soo-ter ]
/ ˈsu tər /
noun
a man who courts or woos a woman.
Law. a petitioner or plaintiff.
a person who sues or petitions for anything.
Informal. an individual who seeks to buy a business.
Nearby words
suite, suited, suiter, suiting, suitland-silver hill, suitor, suiyuan, suiyüan, suk, suk, josef, suka wena
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
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suitor
/ (ˈsuːtə, ˈsjuːt-) /
noun
a man who courts a woman; wooer
law a person who brings a suit in a court of law; plaintiff
rare a person who makes a request or appeal for anything
Word Origin for suitor
C13: from Anglo-Norman suter, from Latin secūtor follower, from sequī to follow
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