Home › Words › S › suitresssuitresssuitress · noun — A female supplicant or suitor.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, suitress ranks #29,315 of 43,053 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom suitor + -ess.nounA female supplicant or suitor.e.g.“Beshrew me, but 'twere pity of his heart, That could refuse a boon to such a suitress.” — 1714, Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore, act III:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).