noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/səˈlɪsɪtɚ/
UK:/səˈlɪsɪtə/
UK, contracted:/səˈlɪstə/
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CMU ARPABET:S AH0 L IH1 S AH0 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
One who solicits, particularly
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Traditional solicitors are still found in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and parts of Australia.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transactional attorney
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
One who solicits, particularly
A lawyer now performing both the role of a traditional solicitor and that of a barrister.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
One who solicits, particularly
The chief legal officer of a city, town, or similar jurisdiction in some American states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
One who solicits, particularly
A customer, a requester of goods and services, especially johns, the clients of prostitutes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 5
One who solicits, particularly
A door-to-door salesperson, a person soliciting sales by visiting others' houses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Examples
Did you see the sign that says 'No Solicitors'?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
One who solicits, particularly
An agent or proxy in other contexts, especially a petitioner, an intercessor, a go-between.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
One who solicits, particularly
A catalyst, a thing prompting some action or behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 8
One who solicits, particularly
A tempter, an inciter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 9
One who solicits, particularly
A military recruiter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 10
a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lawyer, attorney
Narrower terms: law agent
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noun
Meaning 11
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
