Petitioner
[pə'tɪʃənɚ]
Definition
(noun.) one praying humbly for something; 'a suppliant for her favors'.
Checked by Debbie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who presents a petition.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Suppliant, solicitor, applicant, suitor.
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Examples
- I have brought a little petitioner, he said, or rather, I have brought him to see if he will be approved before his petition is offered. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Two or three petitioners were still in attendance. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I was unwilling to disturb his labours, and waited, watching the ingress and egress of the petitioners. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Edited by Brent