SUITOR

Suit″or (?), n. 1. 1. One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant.
She hath been a suitor to me for her brother. Shak. 2. 2. Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover. Sir P. Sidney.
3. 3. (a) (Law) One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc. (b) (O. Eng. Law) One who attends a court as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or the like.