a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
"After consulting her solicitor, Sarah signed the necessary contracts to finalize the property purchase."
One who solicits.
"The charity hired a volunteer as a solicitor to ask strangers for donations on the street."
The word comes from Middle French and originally meant someone who actively seeks out or pursues a task. It entered English with this sense of diligent pursuit before evolving to describe the specific legal role we know today.