/ ˈsuːtə(r); NAmE ; BrE also ˈsjuː-/ noun
1.
( old-fashioned ) a man who wants to marry a particular woman
2.
( business ) a company that wants to buy another company
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense member of a retinue ): from Anglo-Norman French seutor , from Latin secutor , from sequi follow.