c. 1300, "a frequenter;" late 14c., "follower, disciple," from Anglo-French seutor, suitor or directly from Late Latin secutor "follower, pursuer," from sect- past participle stem of sequi "to follow" (see suit (n.)). Meaning "plaintiff in a lawsuit" is from mid-15c. Meaning "one who seeks (a woman) in marriage" is from 1580s.
例文
1. The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who 's regarded as a conservative.
新判事は50歳のデービッド?ヒュートで、彼は右翼と見なされている。
2.The company was Making little progress in trying to find a suitor .
同社は買収会社を見つけようとしたが、進展はわずかだった。
3.My mother had a suitor who adored her.
私の母には彼女を慕う追求者がいた。
4.Whatever is offered by the bank is unlikely to be improved on by any rival suitor .