solicitor C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/ UK /səˈlɪsɪtə/ See IPA manual Freq #10061 Meanings 1 noun In Britain, a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents. We hired a solicitor to handle the sale of our house. 2 noun A person who tries to sell something or ask for money, often going door to door. A sign on the gate read: No solicitors. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person who tries to sell... canvasser Word family Forms solicitors Derived forms solicitorshipsolicitresssolicitrix Related forms advocateattorneybarristercounsecounselorlawyer Etymology AI details From Middle French soliciteur. By surface analysis, solicit + -or. soliciteur Middle French View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # solicitor **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /səˈlɪsɪtə/ **Frequency rank:** 10061 ## Meanings 1. In Britain, a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents. 2. A person who tries to sell something or ask for money, often going door to door. ## Examples - We hired a solicitor to handle the sale of our house. - A sign on the gate read: No solicitors. ## Derived Forms - solicitorship - solicitress - solicitrix ## Related Forms - advocate - attorney - barrister - counse - counselor - lawyer ## Roots and Affixes - Root: soliciteur ## Etymology From Middle French soliciteur. By surface analysis, solicit + -or. ## AI Etymology Solicitor comes from Middle French soliciteur. By surface analysis, solicit + -or. The historical chain includes soliciteur (Middle French). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as solicitorship, solicitress, and solicitrix and related forms such as advocate, attorney, and barrister. In present use it covers in Britain, a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents and a person who tries to sell something or ask for money, often going door to door. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown