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so⋅lic⋅i⋅tor

  [suh-lis-i-ter]
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–noun
1. a person who solicits.
2. a person whose business it is to solicit business, trade, etc.
3. an officer having charge of the legal business of a city, town, etc.
4. (in England and Wales) a member of that branch of the legal profession whose services consist of advising clients, representing them before the lower courts, and preparing cases for barristers to try in the higher courts. Compare barrister (def. 1).
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME solicitour < AF; MF soliciteur. See solicit, -or 2

Related forms:
so⋅lic⋅i⋅tor⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
4. lawyer, attorney, counselor.
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so·lic·i·tor   (sə-lĭs'ĭ-tər)   
n.  
  1. One that solicits, especially one that seeks trade or contributions.
  2. The chief law officer of a city, town, or government department.
  3. Chiefly British An attorney who advises clients on legal matters, represents clients in certain lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to present in the higher courts.
  4. Canadian A barrister and solicitor.
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Solicitor

So*lic"it*or\, n. [F. soliciteur, L. solicitator.]

1. One who solicits.

2. (Law) (a) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in court; -- formerly, in English practice, the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the Note under Attorney. (b) The law officer of a city, town, department, or government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of the treasury.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : solicitor
Spanish: procurador, abogado, notario,
German: der Anwalt,
Japanese: 事務弁護士
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solicitor 
1412, "one who urges," from M.Fr. soliciteur, from soliciter (see solicit). Meaning "one who conducts matters on behalf of another" is from c.1425. As a name for a specific class of legal practitioners in Britain, it is attested from 1577.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: so·lic·i·tor
Pronunciation: s&-'li-s&-t&r
Function: noun
1 : one that solicits; especially : an agent that solicits customers (as in insurance) or charitable contributions
2 : a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts
3 : the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department —see also CITY ATTORNEY
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