requester

noun

plural requesters
: one who makes a request : one who asks something of another
But in Washington state, filing a public records request can put the requester at legal risk of being named in a lawsuit should someone else not want the records to be made public.North Coast Journal
"You appear to me, Mr. Darcy, to allow nothing for the influence of friendship and affection. A regard for the requester would often make one readily yield to a request without waiting for arguments to reason one into it."Jane Austen

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Records relating to the investigation will be released to requesters once the investigation has concluded, Ashby has said. Chase Rogers, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024 The most frequent of the three requesters, Aamot, whose online bio describes him as a former psychological operations planner with the Army’s Special Operations Command, submitted some FOIAs on behalf of the Heritage Foundation and others for the Daily Signal. Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 2024 If the library doesn’t move the material within 60 days, the requester can then sue the library and claim damages. Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2024 The state routinely slow-walks requests for public records for months, even years, avoiding compliance until the request has lost its timeliness or the requester moves on or retires. Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for requester 

Word History

First Known Use

1564, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of requester was in 1564

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“Requester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requester. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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