/ səˈlɪsɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
( BrE ) a lawyer who prepares legal documents, for example for the sale of land or buildings, advises people on legal matters, and can speak for them in some courts of law
➡ note at lawyer
2.
( NAmE ) a person whose job is to visit or telephone people and try to sell them sth
3.
( NAmE ) the most senior legal officer of a city, town or government department
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting an agent or deputy): from Old French solliciteur , from solliciter , from Latin sollicitare agitate, from sollicitus anxious, from sollus entire + citus (past participle of ciere set in motion).