SUITOR


Meaning of SUITOR in English

[ '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'.

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