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
Examples of suitor in a Sentence
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
Spoiler alert, the suitor ends up only having eyes for one beauty: her Viv Choc handbag.
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Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
The large price tag for the app is one of many factors that could limit the number of suitors.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
As my colleague Dylan Sloan has detailed here, there are plenty of suitors lined up to make the purchase, from former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
March 11-April 6, 2025 With her husband absent, matriarch Amanda — a southern belle stuck in her past glory days — tries to find a suitor for her shy daughter Laura and clashes with her son Tom, a poet who is unfulfilled by his breadwinning job at a warehouse.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
It’s expected to attract suitors across entertainment and tech, possibly as a potential headquarters.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Young’s free agency visits presumably will inform suitors on how he’s recovered from a 2021 knee injury that sidetracked his career.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The Hard Pass: A hard pass redirects a suitor’s love and turns it into hate.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
In Shrek 2, Shrek must contend with his disapproving in-laws, King Harold (John Cleese) and Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews), who are displeased with his daughter Fiona’s choice of suitor.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
The large price tag for the app is one of many factors that could limit the number of suitors.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
As my colleague Dylan Sloan has detailed here, there are plenty of suitors lined up to make the purchase, from former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
March 11-April 6, 2025 With her husband absent, matriarch Amanda — a southern belle stuck in her past glory days — tries to find a suitor for her shy daughter Laura and clashes with her son Tom, a poet who is unfulfilled by his breadwinning job at a warehouse.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
It’s expected to attract suitors across entertainment and tech, possibly as a potential headquarters.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Young’s free agency visits presumably will inform suitors on how he’s recovered from a 2021 knee injury that sidetracked his career.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The Hard Pass: A hard pass redirects a suitor’s love and turns it into hate.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
In Shrek 2, Shrek must contend with his disapproving in-laws, King Harold (John Cleese) and Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews), who are displeased with his daughter Fiona’s choice of suitor.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
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suitor
noun
suit·or
ˈsüt-ər 
1
: one that petitions or pleads
2
: a party to a suit at law
3
: a man who courts a woman or seeks to marry her
Legal Definition
suitor
noun
suit·or
ˈsü-tər
1
: a party to a suit
2
: one that seeks to take over a business
approved the merger before the suitor obtained a 10% stake—Wall Street Journal
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