- petitioner, suppliant, supplicant - one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"
--1 is a kind of applicant, applier
--1 has particulars: besieger; postulant; solicitor, canvasser - suer, petitioner - someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
--2 is a kind of plaintiff, complainant
Derived form: verb petition1