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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Hard Pass: A hard pass redirects a suitor’s love and turns it into hate.
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Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
In Shrek 2, Shrek must contend with his disapproving in-laws, King Harold (John Cleese) and Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews), who are displeased with his daughter Fiona’s choice of suitor.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, there should be no shortage of suitors lining up for Alexander, whose five-star talent is exceedingly rare to find in the portal, post-spring.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Teams have been known to get new facilities without another suitor waiting in the wings.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The deal could be announced in the next few weeks, unless another suitor surfaces or if talks fall apart, sources familiar with the matter told the outlet.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
The idea behind these groups is to inform people in cities around the country about potential suitors, not to gossip about people.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
But by waiting until the season was a few days old, Farhan Zaidi likely limited the list of suitors.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The former New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers quarterback sorted through his group of suitors to settle on Jessica Bowlin in the finale.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
In Shrek 2, Shrek must contend with his disapproving in-laws, King Harold (John Cleese) and Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews), who are displeased with his daughter Fiona’s choice of suitor.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, there should be no shortage of suitors lining up for Alexander, whose five-star talent is exceedingly rare to find in the portal, post-spring.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Teams have been known to get new facilities without another suitor waiting in the wings.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The deal could be announced in the next few weeks, unless another suitor surfaces or if talks fall apart, sources familiar with the matter told the outlet.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
The idea behind these groups is to inform people in cities around the country about potential suitors, not to gossip about people.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
But by waiting until the season was a few days old, Farhan Zaidi likely limited the list of suitors.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The former New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers quarterback sorted through his group of suitors to settle on Jessica Bowlin in the finale.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 26 Mar. 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
Legal Definition
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
Wall Street Journal
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