as in solicitor
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the lottery winner was beset by a horde of petitioners, all of whom thought that they were most deserving of his charity
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Recent Examples of petitioner
However, according to King Law Group, formal approval can only be granted through a physical notice mailed to the petitioner’s address.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
Lawyer Eric Baxter, who is representing the petitioners in the case, was skeptical that such a ruling would lead to countless lawsuits.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Noteworthy is that all but two of Harvard’s Ivy League peers — Cornell University and Columbia University — were included in the group of petitioners.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Prosecutors argued that a petition for habeas corpus is an action on the authority that holds the petitioner in custody to free her, and not an action on the one in custody so the proper venue would be a district court in Louisiana.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
Lawyer Eric Baxter, who is representing the petitioners in the case, was skeptical that such a ruling would lead to countless lawsuits.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Noteworthy is that all but two of Harvard’s Ivy League peers — Cornell University and Columbia University — were included in the group of petitioners.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Prosecutors argued that a petition for habeas corpus is an action on the authority that holds the petitioner in custody to free her, and not an action on the one in custody so the proper venue would be a district court in Louisiana.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
Noun
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Episode 1 chronicles the arrest of Jamie at his family’s home, his transport to the police station, his meeting with a public solicitor and interrogation by the detectives, while Episode 2 finds Luke and Misha questioning seeking information at Jaime’s school.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Cuff founded Cuff Roberts, another solicitors’ firm, in 1894.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Through reflection, Marvin realized that his default yes wasn’t always fair to himself, to his team or even to the requester.—
Diana Lowe,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Then, that forwarder consults the PIT at each node to follow the reverse path back to the original requester.—
Glenn Edens,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Mar. 2017
Noun
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us.—
Teju Cole,
New York Times,
12 Sep. 2023
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.—
Hannah Edgar,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Aug. 2021
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“Petitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioner. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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