supplicant

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of SUPPLICANT

one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift <the new governor soon had to deal with a long line of supplicants asking for jobs and other political favors>

Synonyms petitioner, pleader, solicitor, suitor, suppliant

Related Words beggar, mendicant, panhandler; cadger, moocher, schnorrer; asker, requester, suer

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