suitor

suit·or

S0872000 (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.

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[Middle English, plaintiff, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin secūtor, follower, from secūtus, past participle of sequī, to follow; see sek^w-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

suitor

(ˈsuːtə; ˈsjuːt-) n1. a man who courts a woman; wooer2. (Law) law a person who brings a suit in a court of law; plaintiff3. rare a person who makes a request or appeal for anything[C13: from Anglo-Norman suter, from Latin secūtor follower, from sequī to follow]

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

suitor - a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess"suer, wooeradorer, admirer - someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers"prince charming - a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved

suitor

noun1. (Old-fashioned) admirer, young man, beau, follower (obsolete), swain (archaic), wooer My mother had a suitor who adored her.2. bidder, customer, candidate, applicant The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor.

suitor

noun1. A man who courts a woman:admirer, beau, courter, swain, wooer.2. One that asks a higher authority for something, as a favor or redress:appealer, appellant, petitioner.3. One who humbly entreats:beggar, prayer, suppliant, supplicant.

Translations

求婚者

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. (一套)衣服 （一套）衣服 2. a piece of clothing for a particular purpose. a bathing-suit / diving-suit. 一件(專用)衣服(如遊泳衣) 一套专用衣服（如游泳衣） 3. a case in a law court. He won/lost his suit. 訟案 讼案4. an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady. (古)求婚 （古）求婚 5. one of the four sets of playing-cards – spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs. 同花色的一組牌 同花色的一组牌 verb1. to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for. The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well. 適合 适合2. (of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for. Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her. 相配 相配3. to adjust or make appropriate or suitable. He suited his speech to his audience. 使適應，協調 使适应，协调 ˈsuited adjective (negative unsuited) fitted, or appropriate (to or for). I don't think he's suited to/for this work. 適合的 适合的ˈsuitor noun an old word for a man who tries to gain the love of a woman. (古)求婚者 （古）求婚者 ˈsuitcase noun a case with flat sides for clothes etc, used by a person when travelling. He hastily packed his (clothes in his) suitcase. 衣箱 手提箱，衣箱 follow suit to do just as someone else has done. He went to bed and I followed suit. 照著做 照着做suit down to the ground (of eg an arrangement, fashion etc) to suit (a person) completely. The dress suits her down to the ground. 完全適合 完全适合suit oneself to do what one wants to do. 隨自己的意願行事 随自己的意愿行事，自便