/sooh"teuhr/ , n.
1. a man who courts or woos a woman.
2. Law. a petitioner or plaintiff.
3. a person who sues or petitions for anything.
4. Informal. an individual who seeks to buy a business.
[ 1250-1300; ME s ( e ) utor, suitour secutor, equiv. to secu-, var. s. of sequi to follow + -tor -TOR ]