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1supplicant
noun sup·pli·cant \ˈsə-pli-kənt\
: a person who asks for something in a respectful way from a powerful person or God
Full Definition of SUPPLICANT
: one who supplicates
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First Known Use of SUPPLICANT
1591
Related to SUPPLICANT
- Synonyms
- petitioner, pleader, solicitor, suitor, suppliant
2supplicant
adjective
Definition of SUPPLICANT
First Known Use of SUPPLICANT
1597
Related to SUPPLICANT
- Synonyms
- beseeching, entreating, imploring, pleading, prayerful, soliciting, suppliant, supplicating, supplicatory
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