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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  1. petitioner
  2. solicitor
  3. beggar
  4. suppliant
  5. requester
Noun
  • The authors of lot oracles came prepared for petitioners’ implicit doubt.
    Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
  • To date, his PAC has neither released the names of its signatories nor their number, which is typically something petitioners do to demonstrate how popular the idea is.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of petitioner
Noun
  • In Cambria County outside Pittsburgh, there were reports of malfunctions with voting machines that the county solicitor confirmed was the result of a software glitch.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Two members of the victims' family also watched along with solicitor Barry Barnette, who was on the prosecution team that convicted Moore.
    JEFFREY COLLINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of solicitor
Noun
  • The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.
    Ned Parker, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2012
  • All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
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
  • Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.
    Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2021
Definition of suppliant
Noun
  • 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
Definition of requester
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“Pleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleader. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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