suitor

A man who is courting a woman.

A person who makes a petition or request.

A person who sues in court; a plaintiff; a petitioner.

A person or entity trying to acquire a controlling interest in a company, as by purchasing sufficient shares of its stock.

In law, a party to a suit or litigation.

One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.

One who sues for the hand of a woman in marriage; a wooer; one who courts a mistress.

To play the suitor; woo; make love.

One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant.

Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover.