So-lĭc'it-or, n.

n. [Fr. solliciteur; Pr. sollicitador, Sp. & Pg. solicitador, It. sollicitatore, sollecitatore, Lat. sollicitator.]

1. One who solicits or asks with earnestness; one who asks for another.
2. (Law.) An attorney or advocate;—the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity, in the conduct of suits, &c., a title sometimes given to the law officer of a city, town, or government.