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suitor
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.suitorsuitor - a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess"
adorer, admirer - someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers"
prince charming - a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved

suitor
noun admirer, young man, beau, follower (obsolete) swain (archaic) wooer
Translations
Spanish suitor [ˈsuːtəʳ] npretendiente m
French suitor [ˈsuːtəʳ] nsoupirant m, prétendant m
German suitor [ˈsuːtəʳ] nKläger(in) m(f)
Italian suitor [ˈsuːtəʳ] ncorteggiatore m; spasimante m

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