suitor C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈsutɚ/ UK /ˈsuːtə/ See IPA manual Freq #18048 Meanings 1 noun A man who wants to marry or have a romantic relationship with a particular woman. She had many suitors but married none of them. 2 noun A person or company that wants to buy or join with another company. The struggling firm attracted several suitors. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a man who wants to marry or... admirerwooerbeau Word family Forms suitors Etymology AI details From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”). sutour Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # suitor **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsutɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsuːtə/ **Frequency rank:** 18048 ## Meanings 1. A man who wants to marry or have a romantic relationship with a particular woman. 2. A person or company that wants to buy or join with another company. ## Examples - She had many suitors but married none of them. - The struggling firm attracted several suitors. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sutour ## Etymology From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”). ## AI Etymology Suitor is from Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”). In present-day use, it can mean a man who wants to marry or have a romantic relationship with a particular woman, or a person or company that wants to buy or join with another company. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown