Definition of solicitornext
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as in seducer
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

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as in petitioner
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

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Recent Examples of solicitor Police also reportedly met with a solicitor Tuesday, just hours before he was set to speak to the media about the fire. Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Dec. 2025 Beaufort subsequently fired four shots at responding police officer Jamie Sylvester, according to the solicitor's office, which added that Beaufort then fatally shot the woman. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 Three generations served as solicitors on the state’s 14th Circuit, while maintaining a lucrative private law practice in Hampton County. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025 That clarification will take the form of a deposition, which is expected to take place in front of British solicitors in December or early 2026. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solicitor
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Noun
  • Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • In addition to ending up saddled with the opposing council’s attorney fees, many of these AI-focused petitioners have faced court sanctions including expensive fines and harsh dismissals from fed-up judges.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The Union-Tribune reviewed dozens of San Diego federal judges’ opinions on these cases and found that the district court has, the vast majority of the time, either ordered ICE detention centers to immediately release the petitioners or ordered immigration courts to give them a bond hearing.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
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  • None of this would work without Jennings’s unsettling performance as a persuasive tempter who nonetheless seems creepy as hell.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
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  • So disguised as a beggar, Odysseus shows up at his palace, and he is not treated very nicely by the suitors who have camped out in his house.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Hollywood turned him into a beggar.
    Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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  • Rage baiters, in short, reflect the dark side of the attention economy.
    Roger J. Kreuz, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Judging by the public reaction, this was only the endgame for the royal race-baiters.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Under the bill, police would only release footage if the requester shows up in person with a notarized statement.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Michigan sent 40 pages of documents that included the requester’s name and date, but contained nothing about the actual request.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • Iran kept up its wave of attacks launched at Israel that have sent millions of people to shelters, with sirens sounding across a wide swath of the north, from Haifa to the Galilee to the border with Lebanon.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Warning sirens sounded in the area, alerting citizens to take precautionary measures.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitor. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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