PETITIONER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • one praying humbly for something
   Synonym(s)
   • suppliant (what does suppliant mean?)
   • supplicant (what does supplicant mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a suppliant for her favors
   Hypernyms(s) petitioner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • applicant (what does applicant mean?)
   • applier (what does applier mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • besieger (what does besieger mean?)
   • postulant (what does postulant mean?)
   • solicitor (what does solicitor mean?)
   • canvasser (what does canvasser mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • supplicate (what does supplicate mean?)
   • supplicate (what does supplicate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
   Synonym(s)
   • suer (what does suer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) petitioner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plaintiff (what does plaintiff mean?)
   • complainant (what does complainant mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • petition (what does petition mean?)
   • action (what does action mean?)
   • sue (what does sue mean?)
   • litigate (what does litigate mean?)
   • process (what does process mean?)