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单词 solicitor
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solicitor

noun

so·​lic·​i·​tor sə-ˈli-sə-tər How to pronounce solicitor (audio)
-ˈli-stər
1
: one that solicits
especially : an agent that solicits contributions (as to a charity)
2
: a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts
3
: the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department
solicitorship
sə-ˈli-sə-tər-ˌship How to pronounce solicitor (audio)
-ˈli-stər-
noun

Synonyms

  • baiter
  • seducer
  • tempter
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Example Sentences

Solicitors will be arrested for trespassing. money, that great solicitor that has often succeeded in persuading people to sell their very souls
Recent Examples on the Web Budd-Falen served as deputy solicitor at the Interior Department during the Trump administration. Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022 Courtney Richardson, the Sharon Hill Borough solicitor, defended withholding the information, telling ABC News in a statement on July 31 that the Sharon Hill Borough Council redacted information to protect the ongoing investigation. Bydeena Zaru, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2022 The homeowner, Debra McClatchy, wrote back in an email to town solicitor Matt Callaghan that the family was above the mean high tide mark. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Democratic Mayor Brandon Scott asked the solicitor and city administrators to recommend policy fixes, which were recently approved by the Board of Estimates. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2022 There are no restrictions on foreign buyers in England, said Dominika Bullegas, a solicitor specializing in real estate at the London law firm Healys. Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Among the members are the city solicitor, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, the director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and the city’s chief equity officer. Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2021 His father, grandfather and great-grandfather each served as solicitor, or district attorney, for a five-county area, including Colleton County, where the murders occurred. Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, 20 July 2022 The borough solicitor, Jeffrey Loomis, declined to comment. James Bikales, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

solicitor

noun

so·​lic·​i·​tor sə-ˈli-sə-tər How to pronounce solicitor (audio)
1
: one that solicits
especially : an agent that solicits customers (as in insurance) or charitable contributions
2
: a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts
3
: the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department see also city attorney

solicitor

noun

1
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • seducer
  • baiter
  • perverter
  • tempter
  • siren
  • briber
  • corrupter
  • tantalizer
  • beguiler
  • temptress
  • inducer
  • persuader
  • debaser
  • enchantress
  • inveigler
  • debaucher
  • undoer
  • depraver
  • degrader
  • corruptor
2
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • petitioner
  • pleader
  • beggar
  • requester
  • supplicant
  • suppliant
  • suitor
  • suer
  • mendicant
  • panhandler
  • cadger
  • schnorrer
  • moocher
  • asker
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