Entry Word: solicitor

Function: noun

Meaning: 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> — see tempter
2 one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift <even a billionaire doesnʼt have the wherewithal to grant the wish of every deserving solicitor who comes his way> — see supplicant