Library / English Dictionary

PETITIONER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One praying humbly for something

Example:

a suppliant for her favors

Synonyms:

petitioner; requester; suppliant; supplicant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("petitioner" is a kind of...):

applicant; applier (a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "petitioner"):

besieger (an energetic petitioner)

postulant (one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order)

canvasser; solicitor (a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

Synonyms:

petitioner; suer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("petitioner" is a kind of...):

complainant; plaintiff (a person who brings an action in a court of law)

Derivation:

petition (write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing)

Credits