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
Hobart City attorney Heather McCarthy said the petitioners will need to provide the city with an approval letter from NIPSCO since a NIPSCO line that bisects the property is owned by that utility.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
This case was brought by petitioner Shawn Montgomery, who suffered injuries in an accident in his tractor-trailer by a truck driven by Yosniel Varela-Mojena.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
Among those petitioners is Stephen Snyder-Hill, one of the lead plaintiffs suing OSU, whose initiated petition to remove Wexner’s name was denied by the school’s standing advisory committee in January.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
The law, which takes effect July 1, will require courts to keep records of petitions for a legal name change from public view if the petitioner is younger than 18 at the time of filing.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
This case was brought by petitioner Shawn Montgomery, who suffered injuries in an accident in his tractor-trailer by a truck driven by Yosniel Varela-Mojena.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
Among those petitioners is Stephen Snyder-Hill, one of the lead plaintiffs suing OSU, whose initiated petition to remove Wexner’s name was denied by the school’s standing advisory committee in January.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
The law, which takes effect July 1, will require courts to keep records of petitions for a legal name change from public view if the petitioner is younger than 18 at the time of filing.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
Noun
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Review your shareholder agreement with a corporate solicitor.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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But the long-running saga involving the scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors took an unexpected turn this week when the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Thankfully, there are effective ways to phrase a response that successfully sets a boundary while preserving goodwill with the requester.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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In Lexington, a school employee was caught discussing whether production costs could be inflated in hopes that a requester would give up.—
Paul Diego Craney,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
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Antinous later shocked the other suitors by insulting and assaulting with a footstool an elderly beggar who had spoken to him in the palace hall.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Mar. 2026
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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 8 Jun. 2026.
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