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Definition of Suitor

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

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

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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