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Suitor Thing Bring Business End Dramatic Manner Leave

word suitor
sentence The thing to do was clearly to bring the business to an end in such a dramatic manner that it would leave a permanent impression upon the young lady’s mind and prevent her from looking upon any other suitor for some time to come.
definition [noun]
1. One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for marriage; a wooer; one who courts someone.
2. (law) A party to a suit or litigation.
3. One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
[verb]
To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.

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