1
: one that petitions or entreats
2
: a party to a suit at law
3
: one who courts a woman or seeks to marry her
4
: one who seeks to take over a business
Examples of suitor in a Sentence
He was her most persistent suitor, and she eventually agreed to marry him.
An unwanted suitor is buying up the company's stock.
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Spoiler alert, the suitor ends up only having eyes for one beauty: her Viv Choc handbag.
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Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
The large price tag for the app is one of many factors that could limit the number of suitors.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
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Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
The large price tag for the app is one of many factors that could limit the number of suitors.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitor. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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suitor
noun
suit·or
ˈsüt-ər 
1
: one that petitions or pleads
2
: a party to a suit at law
3
: a man who courts a woman or seeks to marry her
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suitor
noun
suit·or
ˈsü-tər
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
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