1 (old-fashioned) a man who wants to marry a particular woman:
He was an ardent suitor.
2 (business) a company that wants to buy another company:
a hostile / friendly suitor * a merger proposal from an unwanted suitor
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is suitor a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, suitor is tagged as noun.
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