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suitor - What does it mean?

Definition of 'suitor'

English

Alternative forms

* suitour (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (legal) A party to a suit or litigation.
  • One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
  • One who sues for the hand of a woman in marriage; a wooer; one who courts a mistress.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.
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