pleader

noun

Definition of pleadernext
as in petitioner
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift the parents finally granted the persistent pleader his wish: a puppy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleader
  1. petitioner
  2. solicitor
  3. beggar
  4. suppliant
  5. requester
Noun
  • Peter Bazos, an attorney representing SC Landman, said that the petitioner is not asking for uses beyond those already permitted or allowed as special uses in the property’s current zoning.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • If the presiding judge doesn’t grant the motion, then the petitioner would likely be granted an evidentiary hearing, where evidence and witnesses would be presented.
    — Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Definition of 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
  • 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
Definition of suppliant
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
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“Pleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleader. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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