solicitor

solicitor

noun

Definition of 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, solicitor

Related 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, solicitor, suitor, suppliant

Related Words beggar, mendicant, panhandler; cadger, moocher, schnorrer; asker, requester, suer