Thesaurus results for PETITIONER

petitioner

noun

pə-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər

Definition of petitioner

as in solicitor

one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift the lottery winner was beset by a horde of petitioners, all of whom thought that they were most deserving of his charity

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Recent Examples of petitioner By calling for the early review, the FCC allowed petitioners and ordinary residents to chime in on the stations’ operations and ABC network programming. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Chong was also among the petitioners who in November 2025 called for the FCC to repeal its news distortion policy, which FCC Chair Brendan Carr has invoked in threatening broadcast licenses. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 28 July 2026 The petitioner said their Model 3’s electronic door-opening controls failed after the car had a head-on collision and caught fire. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 In California, petitioners must be at least 18 years old to file; otherwise, a petition may be filed on their behalf by a parent, near relative, or guardian. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for petitioner

Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner

Noun

David Moore, senior assistant county solicitor, said the county is required to comply with a state statute that calls for a six-month notice and public comment period for buildings that will be used for immigration detention.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Brooks said her family has encountered plenty of door-to-door solicitors over the years, but never one knocking that late at night.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of solicitor

Noun

These fees place autopsy reports out of reach for most requesters, including journalists and researchers like me.

— Jonah Walters, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
One of their tactics was to charge record requesters not just for copying costs but for the time workers spent assembling the records.

— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of requester

Noun

Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Antinous shocked even the other suitors by insulting and assaulting an elderly beggar; when the beggar revealed himself as Odysseus and slew the suitors, Antinous was the first to die.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

Definition of beggar

Noun

And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us.

— Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
It was thought that Betelgeuse was bigger than the orbit of Jupiter in our Solar System, but recent studies suggest that the red suppliant star is about a third less than that at about 750 the radius of our Sun.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 June 2021