solicitor
noun
so·lic·i·tor
sə-ˈli-sə-tər 
-ˈli-stər
1
: one that solicits
especially
: an agent that solicits contributions (as to a charity)
2
: a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts
3
: the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department
Examples of solicitor in a Sentence
Solicitors will be arrested for trespassing.
money, that great solicitor that has often succeeded in persuading people to sell their very souls
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Property owners can legally place signs on their premises to prohibit unwanted visitors, including solicitors, canvassers and other uninvited guests.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
The real estate solicitor Jonathan Harker has become Thomas Hutter; his fiancée, Mina, is now his wife, Ellen; his employer Renfield, secretly in thrall to the count, is renamed Herr Knock; and the role of the vampire hunter Van Helsing has been reduced and remade into Professor Sievers.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Like Harker, the solicitor (and first narrator) in Stoker’s novel, Hutter travels all the way to Transylvania to meet his client.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
As it was designed, solicitors are required to review this list and avoid those addresses.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Oct. 2024
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
The real estate solicitor Jonathan Harker has become Thomas Hutter; his fiancée, Mina, is now his wife, Ellen; his employer Renfield, secretly in thrall to the count, is renamed Herr Knock; and the role of the vampire hunter Van Helsing has been reduced and remade into Professor Sievers.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Like Harker, the solicitor (and first narrator) in Stoker’s novel, Hutter travels all the way to Transylvania to meet his client.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
As it was designed, solicitors are required to review this list and avoid those addresses.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitor. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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solicitor
noun
so·lic·i·tor
sə-ˈlis-ət-ər
1
: one that solicits
2
: a British lawyer
3
: the chief law officer of a city, town, county, or government division
Legal Definition
solicitor
noun
so·lic·i·tor
sə-ˈli-sə-tər
1
: one that solicits
especially
: an agent that solicits customers (as in insurance) or charitable contributions
2
: a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts
3
: the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department see also city attorney
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