demander

American  

[di-mand-er] / dɪˈmænd ər /

noun

demanders plural

1. a person or thing that makes a demand or claim.

2. someone who contributes to market demand for something; a potential buyer.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• demanders
  plural

Example Sentences

"But when you're not offering market access, the onus is more on the demander -- in this case, the United States -- to show these other countries that there are benefits."

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023

“Est-ce qu’ils vont me demander un autographe? Est-ce qu’ils vont m’arrêter?”

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023

Les Gouverneurs de Manille corrompent journellement leurs grâces, et les Manillois ne les abordent guère pour leur en demander, sans se précautioner auparavant du rameau d'or; seul et unique moyen de se les rendre favorables.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

M�moire pr�sent� � la Reine-m�re, pour emp�cher que la maison de Guyse n'all�t demander justice au parlement de Paris, de l'assassinat de Fran�ois duc de Guise.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn

Yet he feared both of the women she was: the cautious and forethoughtful who might in all wisdom refuse his penury, and the spoiled demander who might resent it.

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert