supplicant[noun]Synonyms: suppliant, asker, beggar, petitioner, prayer, suitor, supplicator
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sup‧pli‧cant /ˈsʌplɪkənt/ (
also suppliant)
noun [countable] literary[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of supplicare 'to supplicate', from supplex; ⇒ supple]
someone who asks for something, especially from someone in a position of power or from God
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