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suitors

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suit⋅or

  [soo-ter]
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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; ME s(e)utor, suitour < AF < L secūtor, equiv. to secū-, var. s. of sequī to follow + -tor -tor
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suit·or   (sōō'tər)   
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 secūtor, follower, from secūtus, past participle of sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

suitor

A company that offers to purchase another firm.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: suit·or
Pronunciation: 'sü-t&r
Function: noun
1 : a party to a suit
2 : one that seeks to take over a business suitor obtained a 10% stake —Wall Street Journal>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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