'Solicitor' definitions:
Definition of 'solicitor'
From: WordNet
noun
A petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes [syn: solicitor, canvasser]
noun
A British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
Definition of 'Solicitor'
From: GCIDE
- Solicitor \So*lic"it*or\, n. [F. solliciteur, L. sollicitator.]
- 1. One who solicits. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) (a) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in court; -- formerly, in English practice, the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the Note under Attorney. (b) The law officer of a city, town, department, or government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of the treasury. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'solicitor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advocate,
- agent,
- amicus curiae,
- applicant,
- aspirant,
- attorney,
- attorney-at-law,
- ballyhoo man,
- ballyhooer,
- barker,
- barrister,
- barrister-at-law,
- bidder,
- candidate,
- canvasser,
- claimant,
- counsel,
- counselor,
- counselor-at-law,
- deputy,
- friend at court,
- intercessor,
- lawyer,
- legal adviser,
- legal counselor,
- legal expert,
- legal practitioner,
- legalist,
- mouthpiece,
- petitioner,
- pitchman,
- pleader,
- postulant,
- proctor,
- procurator,
- sea lawyer,
- seeker,
- self-styled lawyer,
- solicitant,
- spieler,
- suitor,
- suppliant,
- supplicant,
- tout,
- touter