petitioner
Someone who presents a petition to a courtSomeone who presents a petition to a court.
» Some healing temples also used sacred dogs to lick the wounds of sick petitioners.
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2 sensesSomeone who presents a petition to a court.
Petent, Petentin
someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority.
Examples
2 sentencesSome healing temples also used sacred dogs to lick the wounds of sick petitioners.
Petitioners for asylum must file for asylum within a year of their arrival in the U.S.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: petitioners| Singular | petitioner |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- one praying humbly for something:suppliantsupplicantrequester
- someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right:suer
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.