'Suitor' definitions:

Definition of 'suitor'

(from WordNet)
noun
A man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" [syn: suitor, suer, wooer]

Definition of 'Suitor'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (a) (Law) One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc. (b) (O. Eng. Law) One who attends a court as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or the like. [1913 Webster]