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suitor
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suitor
(noun)
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suitor
/
ˈ
suːtɚ/
noun
plural
suitors
suitor
/
ˈ
suːtɚ/
noun
plural
suitors
Learner's definition of SUITOR
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1
old-fashioned
:
a man who wants to marry a particular woman
He was her most persistent
suitor
, and she eventually agreed to marry him.
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technical
:
a company that wants to take over another company
An unwanted
suitor
is buying up the company's stock.
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