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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleader
  1. petitioner
  2. solicitor
  3. beggar
  4. suppliant
  5. requester
Noun
  • The petitioners and protesters are calling on the YMCA to pause the sale, explore alternatives that keep the branch open and hold public forums before making a final decision.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • Under the Independence City Charter, petitioners had a grace period of 10 days to submit additional signatures and clear any other errors.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of petitioner
Noun
  • In the early 1970s, in the midst of an oil crisis, my father ran a solicitors' firm.
    — Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Cohen asked the deputy city solicitor about use of force cases.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of solicitor
Noun
  • 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
  • So disguised as a beggar, Odysseus shows up at his palace, and he is not treated very nicely by the suitors who have camped out in his house.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 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
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“Pleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleader. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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