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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When the society failed during wartime to raise enough funds, solicitor Thomas Edward Carpenter stepped in to buy the cottage as a memorial to his son killed in action.
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Timothy Hauser, then an associate solicitor at the Labor Department, was one of the attorneys who signed the brief.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Like the volunteer leadership, fundraising staff members will have built strong relationships with donors and fellow solicitors.
—Victoria Burkhart, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
When the society failed during wartime to raise enough funds, solicitor Thomas Edward Carpenter stepped in to buy the cottage as a memorial to his son killed in action.
—Natalie Jenner
may 6, Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
Timothy Hauser, then an associate solicitor at the Labor Department, was one of the attorneys who signed the brief.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for solicitor
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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitor. Accessed 23 Jun. 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
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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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