petitioner

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun one praying humbly for something
  2. noun someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

Etymology

From petition + -er. Doublet of petitionary.

In classic literature

Synonyms

suppliant, supplicant, requester

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