solicitor · noun — one who solicits, particularly; A lawyer offering most legal services to clients apart from representation in court, for which the lawyer typically solicits and instructs a barrister instead, although rights of audience vary by jurisdiction.
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solicitor is pronounced /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/.
Etymology
From Middle French soliciteur. By surface analysis, solicit + -or.
noun
- One who solicits, particularly; A lawyer offering most legal services to clients apart from representation in court, for which the lawyer typically solicits and instructs a barrister instead, although rights of audience vary by jurisdiction.e.g.“Stephen Cavendish: I'm not going to say any more until I've spoken to my solicitor.
DCI Tom Barnaby: That might be a good idea, sir.” — 1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz & al., "Dead Man's Eleven", Midsomer Murders
- One who solicits, particularly; A lawyer now performing both the role of a traditional solicitor and that of a barrister.
- One who solicits, particularly; The chief legal officer of a city, town, or similar jurisdiction in some American states.
- One who solicits, particularly; A customer, a requester of goods and services, especially johns, the clients of prostitutes.e.g.“[…] sex workers are regarded as born to be punished; the solicitors of their services are not.” — 2014, K. Stanton, Shakespeare's 'Whores': Erotics, Politics, and Poetics:
- One who solicits, particularly; A door-to-door salesperson, a person soliciting sales by visiting others' houses.e.g.“Did you see the sign that says 'No Solicitors'?”
- One who solicits, particularly; An agent or proxy in other contexts, especially a petitioner, an intercessor, a go-between.
- One who solicits, particularly; A catalyst, a thing prompting some action or behavior.
- One who solicits, particularly; A tempter, an inciter.
- One who solicits, particularly; A military recruiter.
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