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Petitioner

//pəˈtɪʃənɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who presents a petition to a court.
  2. 2
    one praying humbly for something wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority.

    "Ethel was in mourning: they had judged it the most fitting habit for a petitioner; it was certainly one most becoming to the wearer."

  4. 4
    someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right wordnet

Etymology

From petition + -er. Doublet of petitionary.

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