suitor+(noun)

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• suitor — ► NOUN 1) a man who pursues a relationship with a woman with a view to marriage. 2) a prospective buyer of a business or corporation …   English terms dictionary

• suitor — suit·or / sü tər/ n 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 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• suitor — UK US /ˈsuːtər/ noun [C] FINANCE ► a company that wants to buy another company: a suitor for sth »A German private equity firm is understood to be one of the suitors for the company. »Likely suitors include utilities and independent oil and gas… …   Financial and business terms

• suitor — noun Etymology: Middle English sutour, suytour, follower, petitioner, from Anglo French siuter, suytour, from Latin secutor follower, from sequi to follow more at sue Date: 15th century 1. one that petitions or entreats 2. a party to a suit at… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• suitor — noun (C) old use a man who wants to marry a particular woman …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• suitor — noun Rosie routinely rejected the suitors who sought her affections, until Laurence came along Syn: admirer, wooer, boyfriend, sweetheart, lover, beau; literary swain …   Thesaurus of popular words

• suitor — UK [ˈsuːtə(r)] / US [ˈsutər] noun [countable] Word forms suitor : singular suitor plural suitors 1) old fashioned a man who wants to get married to a particular woman 2) mainly journalism a company that wants to buy another company …   English dictionary

• suitor — 1. noun a) A party to a suit or litigation. b) One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner. 2. verb To play the suitor; to …   Wiktionary

• suitor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lover, wooer, beau, swain, admirer, boyfriend. See love. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A lover] Syn. gallant, admirer, boyfriend, beau; see lover 1 . 2. [A petitioner] Syn. suppliant, supplicant, beseecher,… …   English dictionary for students

• suitor — suit|or [ sutər ] noun count 1. ) OLD FASHIONED a man who wants to get married to a particular woman 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM a company that wants to buy another company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• suitor — [ su:tə] noun a man who pursues a relationship with a woman with a view to marriage. ↘a prospective buyer of a business or corporation. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. seutor, from L. secutor, from sequi follow …   English new terms dictionary