Definition of Suitor

1. Noun. A man who courts a woman. "A suer for the hand of the princess"

Exact synonyms: Suer, Wooer
Generic synonyms: Admirer, Adorer
Specialized synonyms: Prince Charming
Derivative terms: Woo, Woo

Definition of Suitor

1. n. One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant.

Definition of Suitor

1. Noun. (legal) A party to a suit or litigation. ¹

2. Noun. One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner. ¹

3. Noun. One who sues for the hand of a woman in marriage; a wooer; one who courts a mistress. ¹

4. Verb. To play the suitor; to woo; to make love. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Suitor

1. one that is courting a woman [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Suitor

suitemate
suitemates
suiter
suiters
suites
suitheism
suitheistic
suiting
suiting up
suitings
suitless
suitlike
suitmaker
suitmakers
suitmaking
suitor (current term)
suitored
suitoring
suitorless
suitors
suitour
suitress
suitresses
suits
suits up
suivante
suivantes
suivez
sujee
sujees

Literary usage of Suitor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Here I would be a suitor to your majesty, for I come now rather to be a suitor and petitioner than a preacher. Lad-mer, Sermon bef. ..."

2. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes ; with Additional Notes by Isaac Reed, Robert Dodsley, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1827)
"First suitor. Not a penny; Thy love will leward me. Valeria. ... Second suitor. Are you so forward ? First suitor. I know bis mates, Attilio and Francisco; ..."

3. A Digest of the Reported Cases Determined in the Superior Courts of Ontario by Christopher Robinson, Frank John Joseph, Law Society of Upper Canada (1884)
"Ib. i of the suitor, ... Per Cameron, J. It does not become a debt from the Division Court clerk to the suitor till demand made, ..."

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