suitor

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suit·or | \ ˈsü-tər

Definition of suitor

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

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He was her most persistent suitor, and she eventually agreed to marry him. An unwanted suitor is buying up the company's stock.

Recent Examples on the Web Also: ▪ The Phillies want to trim payroll but could make an exception for catcher J.T. Realmuto, who lost a suitor when the Mets decided on James McCann. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Baseball’s offseason moves are off to a slow start," 2 Jan. 2021 Her mission: to increase her worth and nab a suitor. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Jane Austen meets hookup culture in Netflix’s exquisitely silly ‘Bridgerton’," 21 Dec. 2020 But everything changes when Viola marries a handsome suitor. — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, "Bly Manor’s Muddy Footprints Mystery Is Downright Devastating," 11 Oct. 2020 Tulane began recruiting Nwankwo in September before offering him a scholarship last week, beating out home-state Tulsa, Army and Wake Forest as a suitor for the late-developing prospect. — G Smith, NOLA.com, "Tulane signing class light on quarterbacks, heavy on geographical variety," 15 Dec. 2020 Analysts view online retailer Boohoo as a promising suitor. — Hanna Ziady, CNN, "25,000 jobs at risk as Debenhams closure follows Topshop collapse," 1 Dec. 2020 Others have pointed to Ball as the presumptive No.1 overall pick, either with the Minnesota Timberwolves selecting him or trading the selection — and the Chicago Bulls have been rumored as a potential suitor. — Jamal Collier, chicagotribune.com, "LaMelo Ball: The case for the Chicago Bulls to trade up in the 2020 NBA draft for a potential point guard of the future," 12 Nov. 2020 The Colts seem like the most obvious suitor, but Stafford would be a significant upgrade for the Patriots over Newton (whether Stafford would want to team up again with Matt Patricia is another story). — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, "Tom Brady has raised the stakes, and Bill Belichick must respond quickly," 25 Jan. 2021 On Thursday, the show — based on Chris Bohjalian’s mystery novel about a flight attendant (Cuoco) who wakes up after a drunken first date to find her suitor, Alex Sokolov (Michiel Huisman), dead in bed with her — ended. — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, "The Flight Attendant Is Full Of Covetable Coats. Here Are The Styles You Can Still Buy.," 17 Dec. 2020

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