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
The order says Schiltz will cancel Lyons’ appearance if the petitioner is released from custody.
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Mike Catalini, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
The attorney representing the petitioners, including Cunningham, argued a decision on whether to proceed shouldn’t be made until the district attorney and the county attorney can review the results of the SBI investigation.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
But the petitioners say those promises are squishy.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The petitioners are listed in alphabetical order and indicate no preference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Jan. 2026
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Mike Catalini, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
The attorney representing the petitioners, including Cunningham, argued a decision on whether to proceed shouldn’t be made until the district attorney and the county attorney can review the results of the SBI investigation.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
But the petitioners say those promises are squishy.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The petitioners are listed in alphabetical order and indicate no preference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
Noun
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Mina also happens to be engaged to Jonathan Harker (Ewens Abid), a solicitor who pays a visit to the Count at his Romanian palace for a real estate deal.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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That’s according to Robert Anderson, a legal expert and visiting professor at Harvard Law who served as solicitor of the Interior during the Biden administration.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Allen Hodges, whose 16-year-old daughter died from an epileptic seizure in 2020, has pushed to clarify the state’s public records law to ensure that such images can’t be released to a requester, the Idaho Capital Sun reported.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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The conservative legal group is asking for the total number of FOIA requests the agency receives, how many seek expedited treatment, how many are granted, how many invoke environmental justice as justification, and the identities and affiliations of requesters approved under that provision.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Hollywood turned him into a beggar.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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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 11 Feb. 2026.
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