NOUN | person | petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester | one praying humbly for something |
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person | petitioner, suer | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right |
Sounds | pahtih'shahner | |
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Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... |
Meaning | One praying humbly for something. | |
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Synonyms | suppliant, supplicant, requester | |
Narrower | besieger | An energetic / energetic petitioner |
postulant | One submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order | |
solicitor, canvasser | A petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes | |
Broader | applicant, applier | A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment / employment or admission |
Spanish | peticionario, postulante, solicitante, suplicante | |
Catalan | peticionari, sol·licitant, suplicant |
Meaning | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right. | |
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Synonym | suer | |
Broader | plaintiff, complainant | A person who brings an action in a court of law |
Spanish | peticionario | |
Catalan | peticionari | |
Verbs | petition | write a petition for something to somebody |
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