pleader

noun

Definition of pleadernext
as in petitioner
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift the parents finally granted the persistent pleader his wish: a puppy

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleader
  1. petitioner
  2. solicitor
  3. beggar
  4. suppliant
  5. requester
Noun
  • Currently, the number petitioners would need to reach is 3,120.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The court also said the petition lacked a detailed factual record showing how each of the petitioners came to receive Code 51.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of petitioner
Noun
  • Mendonca was Bolsonaro's solicitor-general before reaching Brazil's top court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Solomon is a bail commissioner and assistant city solicitor in Warwick.
    — Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of solicitor
Noun
  • Dhaka’s rundown streets peppered with the homeless, vendors and child beggars.
    — Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of beggar
Noun
  • 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
  • It was thought that Betelgeuse was bigger than the orbit of Jupiter in our Solar System, but recent studies suggest that the red suppliant star is about a third less than that at about 750 the radius of our Sun.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 June 2021
Definition of suppliant
Noun
  • These fees place autopsy reports out of reach for most requesters, including journalists and researchers like me.
    — Jonah Walters, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • One of their tactics was to charge record requesters not just for copying costs but for the time workers spent assembling the records.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of requester
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

pleaded (to)
pleader
pleaders
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Pleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleader. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of shofar

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
funny guinea pig in glasses reading a book
Challenging Words You Should Know Vol 2 Words to the wise
See All