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noun
1.
a man who courts or woos a woman.
2.
Law. a petitioner or plaintiff.
3.
a person who sues or petitions for anything.
4.
Informal. an individual who seeks to buy a business.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English s(e)utor, suitour < Anglo-French < Latin secūtor, equivalent to secū-, variant stem of sequī to follow + -tor -tor
1250–1300; Middle English s(e)utor, suitour < Anglo-French < Latin secūtor, equivalent to secū-, variant stem of sequī to follow + -tor -tor
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Suitor
is always a great word to know.
So is abate. Does it mean:
| to put an end to or suppress a nuisance; to annul a writ |
| the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person; the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on |
Example Sentences
- Some of the roll calls of our essayists remind one of the tale of a rejected and dejected suitor.
- Neither suitor has elaborated on how it would improve matters.
- Yet each book captures a truth that the foreign suitor might use to find some degree of peace:.
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