What does "requester" mean?

One who, or that which, makes a request.

What is a synonym for "requester"?

Common synonyms include: petitioner, petitioner, requestress, suppliant, supplicant.

Requester

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
One who, or that which, makes a request.
2
one praying humbly for something wordnet
3
A dialog box that prompts the user to choose from a list.
"Clicking on Add True-Type brings up an OS-specific font requester. Highlighting a font and clicking OK returns you to the Edit Font List window, now with the selected font appearing in the Font pop-up menu."

Synonyms

All synonyms

petitioner petitioner requestress suppliant supplicant

Example

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"Clicking on Add True-Type brings up an OS-specific font requester. Highlighting a font and clicking OK returns you to the Edit Font List window, now with the selected font appearing in the Font pop-up menu."

Etymology

From request + -er; compare requestor, requestress.

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