suitor

suit·or  (str)

n.

1. A man who is courting a woman.

2. A person who makes a petition or request.

3. Law A person who sues in court; a plaintiff; a petitioner.

4. A person or group seeking to purchase controlling interest in a company.

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[Middle English, plaintiff, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin sector, follower, from sectus, past participle of sequ, to follow; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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suitor

Noun

1. Old-fashioned a man who wants to marry a woman

2. Law a person who starts legal proceedings against someone; plaintiff [Latin secutor follower]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

suitor - a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" suer, wooer adorer, admirer - someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" prince charming - a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved

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suitor

noun admirer, young man, beau, follower (obsolete) swain (archaic) wooer

Translations

suitor [ˈsuːtəʳ] n → pretendiente m

suitor [ˈsuːtəʳ] n → soupirant m, prétendant m

suitor [ˈsuːtəʳ] n → Kläger(in) m(f)

suitor [ˈsuːtəʳ] n → corteggiatore m; spasimante m