Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Solicitor \So*lic"it*or\, n. [F. soliciteur, L. solicitator.]
   1. One who solicits.

   2. (Law)
      (a) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in
          court; -- formerly, in English practice, the
          professional designation of a person admitted to
          practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the
          Note under {Attorney}.
      (b) The law officer of a city, town, department, or
          government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of
          the treasury.

Source : WordNet®

solicitor
     n 1: a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
          [syn: {canvasser}]
     2: a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal
        documents