释义 |
suit·or I. \ˈsüd.ə(r), -ütə-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English suter, sutor, suitor, from Anglo-French suter, suitor, from Latin secutor follower, pursuer, from secutus (past participle of sequi to follow) + -or — more at sue 1. archaic : one of a retinue : follower 2. a. : one in attendance upon a feudal superior b. : one that petitions or entreats : pleader, petitioner < she hath been a suitor to me for her brother — Shakespeare > < a petition, signed by the parties … who are suitors for the bill — T.E.May > c. : one that sues at law or prosecutes an action in a court of justice : a party to a suit : litigant 3. : one that courts a woman or seeks to marry her : wooer < had difficulty choosing between her two suitors > < a suitor for the old king's daughter — A.C.Whitehead > II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) intransitive verb archaic : to behave as a suitor : court a woman transitive verb archaic : to seek (a woman) in marriage : woo < the miller's son … suitored me — Sir Walter Scott > III. noun : one that seeks to take over a business < negotiations with a corporate suitor > |