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 petitioners turned in 18,415 signatures on the May 23 deadline.
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
If not for our conclusion that jurisdiction lies in the Eastern District of Virginia, that deliberate choice would have deprived the petitioner of any meaningful opportunity to contest his detention prior to removal to a distant jurisdiction.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The Hamilton County Board of Elections late Friday certified that petitioners had collected enough valid signatures for the November ballot, according to Raquel Burgos, deputy director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Charter petitioner Khadir Rajagopal is a polarizing figure in Sacramento education — the teacher once named Sacramento and state Teacher of the Year now runs private school Miracle University, which claims a 100% graduation rate for students who would have otherwise completely dropped out.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
If not for our conclusion that jurisdiction lies in the Eastern District of Virginia, that deliberate choice would have deprived the petitioner of any meaningful opportunity to contest his detention prior to removal to a distant jurisdiction.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The Hamilton County Board of Elections late Friday certified that petitioners had collected enough valid signatures for the November ballot, according to Raquel Burgos, deputy director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Charter petitioner Khadir Rajagopal is a polarizing figure in Sacramento education — the teacher once named Sacramento and state Teacher of the Year now runs private school Miracle University, which claims a 100% graduation rate for students who would have otherwise completely dropped out.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
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Signs informing visitors that street parking and solicitors are banned line the small residential community’s streets, which are dotted with speed bumps and radar speed signs.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
15 July 2025
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The City Council voted 7-0 June 10 to approve an ordinance to reduce the latest time in which peddlers and solicitors can knock on doors, ring doorbells or otherwise try to get admittance at residences from 9 p.m. Gayatri Agnew, Ward 1 City Council member, abstained from voting.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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Asking the requester to prioritize the new task may prompt them to reconsider who should take it on.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Then, the nodes return that content to the requester by retracing the same path [green arrows].—
Glenn Edens,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Mar. 2017
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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