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suit·or
(so͞o′tər)n.
1. One who courts another.
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 entity trying to acquire a controlling interest in a company, as by purchasing sufficient shares of its stock.
[Middle English, plaintiff, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin secūtor, follower, from secūtus, past participle of sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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suitor
(ˈsuːtə; ˈsjuːt-)n
1. a man who courts a woman; wooer
2. (Law) law a person who brings a suit in a court of law; plaintiff
3. rare a person who makes a request or appeal for anything
[C13: from Anglo-Norman suter, from Latin secūtor follower, from sequī to follow]
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suit•or
(ˈsu tər)n.
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. an individual or company that seeks to buy another company.
[1250–1300; Middle English s(e)utor, suitour < Anglo-French < Latin secūtor <sequi to follow]
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Noun | 1. | suitor - a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" prince charming - a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved |
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suitor
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suitor
noun2. One that asks a higher authority for something, as a favor or redress:
3. One who humbly entreats:
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Translations
مُتَقَدِّم بِطَلَب الزَّواج
ctitel
frier
kérõ
biîill
âşıkbir kıza talip olan erkek
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suit
(suːt) noun1. a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.
2. a piece of clothing for a particular purpose. a bathing-suit / diving-suit.
3. a case in a law court. He won/lost his suit.
4. an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.
5. one of the four sets of playing-cards – spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.
verb1. to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for. The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.
2. (of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for. Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.
3. to adjust or make appropriate or suitable. He suited his speech to his audience.
ˈsuited adjective (negative unsuited) fitted, or appropriate (to or for). I don't think he's suited to/for this work.
ˈsuitor noun an old word for a man who tries to gain the love of a woman.
ˈsuitcase noun a case with flat sides for clothes etc, used by a person when travelling. He hastily packed his (clothes in his) suitcase.
follow suit to do just as someone else has done. He went to bed and I followed suit.
suit down to the ground (of eg an arrangement, fashion etc) to suit (a person) completely. The dress suits her down to the ground.
suit oneself to do what one wants to do.
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