| Pronunciation: | | put'ishunur
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| Matching Terms: | | petitionee
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- [n] one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"
- [n] someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
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| | Synonyms: | | suer, suppliant, supplicant |
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| | See Also: | | applicant, applier, besieger, canvasser, complainant, plaintiff, postulant, solicitor |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pe*ti"tion*er\, n.
One who presents a petition.
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| | Definition: | | The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also, the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. (See respondent.) |
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| | Related Terms: | | accusant, accuser, adorer, allegator, appellant, applicant, asker, aspirant, beadsman, beggar, bidder, candidate, celebrant, chapelgoer, churchgoer, claimant, communicant, complainant, congregation, daily communicant, delator, evangelist, idolater, impeacher, impugner, indictor, informer, libelant, party, plaintiff, postulant, prayer, prosecutor, revivalist, seeker, solicitant, solicitor, suitor, suppliant, supplicant, supplicator, the prosecution, venerator, votary, worshiper |
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