Both Uses
solicitor
in
The Goldfinch
(Edited)
- Dialing the number, I tried to tell myself she probably wouldn't pick up (so many solicitors and bill collectors phoned us, all the time, that she seldom took calls from numbers she didn't recognize).
p. 367.8 *solicitors = salespeople
- And don't worry, I'll go with you to see your solicitor, it'll all be fine.
p. 379.9 *solicitor = lawyer
Definitions:
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(1)
(solicitor as in: the solicitor prepared for a trial) a type of lawyer in some jurisdictions such as Great Britain
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(2)
(solicitor as in: a door-to-door solicitor) someone who sells things or asks for donations or help
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)