English Explanatory Dictionary

suitor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
  2. A person or organization that expresses an interest in working with, or taking over, another.
  3. A party to a suit or litigation.
  4. One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
verb
  1. To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.

Pronunciation

/ˈsutɚ/ /ˈsuːtə/ /ˈsjuːtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suitor.wav

Word forms

suitor suitors suitour suitoring suitored

Etymology

From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”).

Synonyms

beau courter sparker wooer admirer adorer baby beloved crush darling enamorado flame follower leman loteby love love interest lover paramour sweetheart truelove litigant applicant claimant plaintiff pursuer suer court romance address bedear chase after endear make a move (on) make love pitch woo put the moves on solicit spark woo

Derived words

cosuitor suitoress suitorless suitorship suitress
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