1
: one that petitions or entreats
2
: a party to a suit at law
3
: one who courts a woman or seeks to marry her
4
: one who seeks to take over a business
Examples of suitor in a Sentence
He was her most persistent suitor, and she eventually agreed to marry him.
An unwanted suitor is buying up the company's stock.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
As All Access is entering the market, rumblings are growing of another WBD transaction, with Paramount and other suitors exploring potential acquisitions of all or part of the media giant.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Pharma-suitor-cals General view of the Swiss pharmaceutical and drug company Novartis AG headquarters on April 11, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The filing does not identify any suitor or merger partner.
—David Lyons, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suitor
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitor. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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suitor
noun
suit·or
ˈsüt-ər 
1
: one that petitions or pleads
2
: a party to a suit at law
3
: a man who courts a woman or seeks to marry her
Legal Definition
suitor
noun
suit·or
ˈsü-tər
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
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