Found 2 items, similar to suitor.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: suitor
suitor
n : a man who courts a woman;
“a suer for the hand of the
princess” [syn:
suer,
wooer]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Suitor
Suitor
\Suit"or\, n.
1. One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an
applicant.
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She hath been a suitor to me for her brother.
--Shak.
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2. Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer;
a lover. --Sir P. Sidney.
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3.
(a) (Law) One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a
party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc.
(b) (O. Eng. Law) One who attends a court as plaintiff,
defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or
the like.
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