suitor suit·or n

suitor suit·or n
['suːtə(r)]
corteggiatore m, spasimante m

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  • suitor — suit·or / sü tər/ n 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 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Suitor — Suit or, n. 1. One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant. [1913 Webster] She hath been a suitor to me for her brother. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover. Sir P.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suitor — SUITÓR, OÁRE, suitori, oare, adj., s.f., s.m. 1. adj. Care suie, urcă, ascendent; spec. (despre plante) agăţător. 2. adj. (Despre ritmul versurilor) Cu intonaţie crescândă; ascendent. 3. s.f. Trecere verticală sau înclinată prin care se… …   Dicționar Român

  • suit|or — «SOO tuhr», noun. 1. a man who is courting a woman, especially with a view to marriage: »The princess had many suitors. You think that you are Ann s suitor [but] ... it is you who are the pursued…the destined prey (George Bernard Shaw).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • suitor — (n.) late 14c., follower, disciple, from Anglo Fr. seutor or directly from L.L. secutor, from pp. stem of sequi to follow (see SUIT (Cf. suit) (n.)). Meaning one who seeks (a woman) in marriage is from 1580s …   Etymology dictionary

  • suit|or|ship — «SOO tuhr shihp», noun. the state or condition of being a suitor …   Useful english dictionary

  • suit|ress — «SOO trihs», noun. Archaic. a woman suitor …   Useful english dictionary

  • suitor — suit|or [ sutər ] noun count 1. ) OLD FASHIONED a man who wants to get married to a particular woman 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM a company that wants to buy another company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • suitor — suit·or …   English syllables

  • suitor — suit•or [[t]ˈsu tər[/t]] n. 1) a man who courts or woos a woman 2) law Law. a petitioner or plaintiff 3) a person who sues or petitions for anything 4) bus an individual or company that seeks to buy another company • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME s(e) …   From formal English to slang

  • Suit of cups — The modern suit of Hearts is derived from the suit of cups, in latin suited playing cards, such as tarot. These are sometimes referred to as chalices as well as cups. The element of cups is water, and the suit of cups pertains to situations and… …   Wikipedia

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