1
: one that petitions or entreats
2
: a party to a suit at law
3
: one who courts a woman or seeks to marry her
4
: one who seeks to take over a business
Examples of suitor in a Sentence
He was her most persistent suitor, and she eventually agreed to marry him.
An unwanted suitor is buying up the company's stock.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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For Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos the revelation that one of her suitors, Guy Gansert, had a protective order filed against him by his ex-wife isn’t completely surprising.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The company’s founder, who is no longer with JetBlue himself, has even suggested that Spirit made a mistake not going with its previous suitor — Frontier Airlines.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
The Gold and the Beautiful: Joan Vassos has her pick of men on The Golden Bachelorette
The inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette is currently on the air, which sees Vassos, 61, entertaining the attentions of a group of eligible senior suitors.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
For Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos the revelation that one of her suitors, Guy Gansert, had a protective order filed against him by his ex-wife isn’t completely surprising.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitor. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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suitor
noun
suit·or
ˈsüt-ər 
1
: one that petitions or pleads
2
: a party to a suit at law
3
: a man who courts a woman or seeks to marry her
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suitor
noun
suit·or
ˈsü-tər
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
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