solicitor

1 one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire <money, that great solicitor that has often succeeded in persuading people to sell their very souls> Synonyms baiter, seducer, tempterRelated Words beguiler, enchantress, siren, temptress; tantalizer; briber, inducer, inveigler, persuader; corrupter (also corruptor), debaser, debaucher, degrader, depraver, perverter, undoer

2 one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift <even a billionaire doesn't have the wherewithal to grant the wish of every deserving solicitor who comes his way> Synonyms petitioner, pleader, supplicant, suitor, suppliantRelated Words beggar, mendicant, panhandler; cadger, moocher, schnorrer; asker, requester, suer