suitor

suitor
suitor (n.) late 14c., "follower, disciple," from Anglo-Fr. seutor or directly from L.L. secutor, from pp. stem of sequi "to follow" (see SUIT (Cf. suit) (n.)). Meaning "one who seeks (a woman) in marriage" is from 1580s.

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  • suitor — suit·or / sü tər/ n 1: a party to a suit 2: one that seeks to take over a business approved the merger before the suitor obtained a 10% stake Wall Street Journal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • suitor — SUITÓR, OÁRE, suitori, oare, adj., s.f., s.m. 1. adj. Care suie, urcă, ascendent; spec. (despre plante) agăţător. 2. adj. (Despre ritmul versurilor) Cu intonaţie crescândă; ascendent. 3. s.f. Trecere verticală sau înclinată prin care se… …   Dicționar Român

  • suitor — UK US /ˈsuːtər/ noun [C] FINANCE ► a company that wants to buy another company: a suitor for sth »A German private equity firm is understood to be one of the suitors for the company. »Likely suitors include utilities and independent oil and gas… …   Financial and business terms

  • Suitor — Suit or, n. 1. One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant. [1913 Webster] She hath been a suitor to me for her brother. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover. Sir P.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suitor — meaning ‘a man seeking to marry a (particular) woman’, is spelt or, not er …   Modern English usage

  • suitor — [n] person who desires another admirer, beau, boyfriend, cavalier*, courter, date, follower, girlfriend, lover, man, paramour, supplicant, swain, woman, wooer; concept 423 …   New thesaurus

  • suitor — ► NOUN 1) a man who pursues a relationship with a woman with a view to marriage. 2) a prospective buyer of a business or corporation …   English terms dictionary

  • suitor — [so͞ot′ər] n. [ME sutere < Anglo Fr seutor < L secutor < secutus, pp. of sequi, to follow: see SEQUENT] 1. a person who requests, petitions, or entreats 2. a person who sues at law 3. a man courting or wooing a woman 4. a corporation,… …   English World dictionary

  • suitor — [[t]su͟ːtə(r)[/t]] suitors 1) N COUNT A woman s suitor is a man who wants to marry her. [OLD FASHIONED] My mother had a suitor who adored her. 2) N COUNT A suitor is a company or organization that wants to buy another company. The company was… …   English dictionary

  • suitor — UK [ˈsuːtə(r)] / US [ˈsutər] noun [countable] Word forms suitor : singular suitor plural suitors 1) old fashioned a man who wants to get married to a particular woman 2) mainly journalism a company that wants to buy another company …   English dictionary

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