suitor

Definition of Suitor in English :

1. suer, suitor, wooer

a man who courts a woman

Example Sentences:
'a suer for the hand of the princess'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Suitor

noun

1.

a man who courts a woman; wooer

2. 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

noun

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, investor group, etc. seeking to acquire a company, as by a takeover

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.