solicitor

noun10

1. •
   One who solicits
2. •
   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.

   • Traditional solicitors are still found in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and parts of Australia.
3. •
   (Australia, Canada) A lawyer now performing both the role of a traditional solicitor and that of a barrister.
4. •
   A customer, a requester of goods and services, especially johns, the clients of prostitutes.

   • […] sex workers are regarded as born to be punished; the solicitors of their services are not. — 2014
5. •
   (US, Canada) A door-to-door salesperson, a person soliciting sales by visiting others' houses.

   • Did you see the sign that says 'No Solicitors'?
6. •
   (US) The chief legal officer of a city, town, or similar jurisdiction in some American states.
7. •
   (no longer used) An agent or proxy in other contexts, especially a petitioner, an intercessor, a go-between.
8. •
   (no longer used, rare) A military recruiter.
9. •
   (no longer used) A catalyst, a thing prompting some action or behavior.
10. •
    (no longer used) A tempter, an inciter.