'Petitioner' definitions:
Definition of 'petitioner'
(from WordNet)
noun
One praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [syn: petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester]
noun
Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right [syn: suer, petitioner]
Definition of 'Petitioner'
From: GCIDE
- Petitioner \Pe*ti"tion*er\, n. One who presents a petition. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'petitioner'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accusant,
- accuser,
- adorer,
- allegator,
- appellant,
- applicant,
- asker,
- aspirant,
- beadsman,
- beggar,
- bidder,
- candidate,
- celebrant,
- chapelgoer,
- churchgoer,
- claimant,
- communicant,
- complainant,
- congregation,
- daily communicant,
- delator,
- evangelist,
- idolater,
- impeacher,
- impugner,
- indictor,
- informer,
- libelant,
- party,
- plaintiff,
- postulant,
- prayer,
- prosecutor,
- revivalist,
- seeker,
- solicitant,
- solicitor,
- suitor,
- suppliant,
- supplicant,
- supplicator,
- the prosecution,
- venerator,
- votary,
- worshiper