suitor

/S UW1 T ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for marriage; a wooer; one who courts someone.

  2. 2

    A party to a suit or litigation.

  3. 3

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

verb
  1. 1

    To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suitor