requester

noun

plural requesters
: one who makes a request : one who asks something of another
But in Washington state, filing a public records request can put the requester at legal risk of being named in a lawsuit should someone else not want the records to be made public.North Coast Journal
"You appear to me, Mr. Darcy, to allow nothing for the influence of friendship and affection. A regard for the requester would often make one readily yield to a request without waiting for arguments to reason one into it."Jane Austen

Examples of requester in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other requesters, however, keep a list of each person who donates, and the dollar amount given. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 Alvarez said the requester likely will ask for a manual recount. Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024 Ordering a court transcript often costs a similar amount, where only the first requester pays while all future parties get it for free. Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024 That allows entities to recover their exact costs, which is why the first requester only gets charged. Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024 Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe, who sets the agenda, requested an extension because of the delay, noting the requester – Antioch’s Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment – had done so in a timely fashion. Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024 If government officials refuse to release public records, they can be sued in court to force disclosure — and even ordered to pay the legal fees of the requester. Nate Jones, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023 To find the best-paying gigs, crowd workers frequently use scripts that flag lucrative tasks, scour reviews of task requesters, or join better-paying platforms that vet workers and requesters. Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 7 July 2023 The information was published on the requester’s website for up to three hours on Tuesday afternoon before it was spotted and removed. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1564, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of requester was in 1564

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“Requester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requester. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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