solicitor
2
7.1
- noun
- /səˈlɪsɪtər/
:
recaudador
- I prefer not to engage with door-to-door solicitors selling magazine subscriptions.
- telephone solicitor
- phone solicitors
- solicitor's office
The overreaction of Eddie, the crying, the sick looking expression on Jews face, the over solicitor coming from cash.
- The overreaction of Eddie, the crying, the sick looking expression on Jews face, the over solicitor coming from cash.
Examples
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A lot of people look at the way Lending Tree works and assume that they're just another solicitor making money by trying to sell you loans.
Blog text (24) -
The solicitor nonetheless persisted until we let him know that we did not have the resources to engage in ongoing debate about a matter which, in the absence of domestication, was purely academic.
Blog text (29) -
I turn religious solicitors away at my home, and I do so at work as well.
Blog text (9) -
In addition, if you're tired of taking 'marketing calls' from solicitors, we'll handle that as well.
Blog text (9) -
In Strongsville, Ohio, the Patch.com website reports that a man called police on October 12 about a phone solicitor.
Blog text (2) -
It could be a telephone solicitor: there seem to be more of those every year, enough to lead them to consider unlisting their number, but not quite yet to unlist it.
Fiction book (1994) -
At the time of my fieldwork, I routinely would have telephone conversations with family, friends, anthropology graduate school buddies, advisors, mentors, and solicitors.
Academic text (1999) -
The solicitor came to my neighborhood to ask for donations for the local charity.
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After hearing his pitch, I quickly told the solicitor that I wasn't interested in his services.
Synonyms
2
6.8
A person who goes door to door asking for votes, money or support
Compounds
- Formal
11
8.3
A lawyer who helps the attorney general and argues government cases in higher courts
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Solicitor comes from the Latin verb solicitare, meaning 'to urge' or 'to ask', and it has the same root as solicit. So a solicitor is someone who asks for support, money, or signatures, often by going from door to door.