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solicitor

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noun/səˈlɪsɪtɚ//səˈlɪsɪtə//səˈlɪstə/
  1. 1

    One who solicits; 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.

    • Traditional solicitors are still found in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and parts of Australia.
  2. 2

    One who solicits; A lawyer now performing both the role of a traditional solicitor and that of a barrister.AustraliaCanada

  3. 3

    One who solicits; The chief legal officer of a city, town, or similar jurisdiction in some American states.US

  4. 4

    One who solicits; A customer, a requester of goods and services, especially johns, the clients of prostitutes.

    • […] sex workers are regarded as born to be punished; the solicitors of their services are not.
  5. 5

    One who solicits; A door-to-door salesperson, a person soliciting sales by visiting others' houses.CanadaUS

    • Did you see the sign that says 'No Solicitors'?
  6. 6

    One who solicits; An agent or proxy in other contexts, especially a petitioner, an intercessor, a go-between.archaic

    • “I beg, Mr Allworthy,” answered Sophia, “you will not insist on my reasons;—[…] Your nephew, sir, hath many virtues—he hath great virtues, Mr Allworthy. I question not but he will do you honour in the world, and make you happy.”—“I wish I c
  7. 7

    One who solicits; A catalyst, a thing prompting some action or behavior.obsolete

  8. 8

    One who solicits; A tempter, an inciter.obsolete

  9. 9

    One who solicits; A military recruiter.obsoleterare

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