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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
Phishing texts claiming that tolls haven’t been paid or packages can’t be delivered, calls from solicitors promising to erase debt, malware emails offering winnings from a sweepstakes that no one ever entered.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Helmet-cam footage showed the solicitor holding a mobile phone while behind the wheel of a car.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
During that campaign, Paxton paid a $1,000 fine for failing to register as an investment solicitor.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Signs informing visitors that street parking and solicitors are banned line the small residential community’s streets, which are dotted with speed bumps and radar speed signs.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Helmet-cam footage showed the solicitor holding a mobile phone while behind the wheel of a car.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
During that campaign, Paxton paid a $1,000 fine for failing to register as an investment solicitor.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Signs informing visitors that street parking and solicitors are banned line the small residential community’s streets, which are dotted with speed bumps and radar speed signs.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicitor
Noun
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In order to get the PPO, the petitioner must provide proof that the other party might physically hurt, threaten or stalk them.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Wichita Falls City Council passed a rule allowing the moving of kids' books to the adults' section if at least 300 petitioners asked the library.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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The men live with a group of single women, known as the temptresses, while the women move in with a group of single men, dubbed the tempters.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The owner then digitally signs the request with the private key to prove to the CA that the requester does, in fact, have control of the private key.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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After staff informed the requester about the expansive scope, that person did not respond.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The high pitch siren of the casualty bots sounded off in the distance.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sensors were very responsive and instantly triggered push and email alerts, and the base station's siren was loud enough to be heard throughout my one-story home.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitor. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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