suppliant

[ suhp-lee-uh nt ]

/ ˈsʌp li ənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR suppliant ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who supplicates; petitioner.

adjective

supplicating.

expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.

Words nearby suppliant

suppletive, suppletory, supplex, suppliance, suppliancy, suppliant, suppliants, the, supplicant, supplicate, supplication, supply

Origin of suppliant

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of supplier < Latin supplicāre to beseech, supplicate. See -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM suppliant

sup·pli·ant·ly, adverbsup·pli·ant·ness, nounun·sup·pli·ant, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH suppliant

supplant supplicant suppliant

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Examples from the Web for suppliant

It stands almost as a suppliant for the alms of approval of other races.
A Noble Woman|Ernest Protheroe
"Thou hadst better ask her what she thinks of the suppliant," said Linda softly.
A Clerk of Oxford|Evelyn Everett-Green
Thou wouldst not give even salt to a suppliant, nor a crust of bread from thine own table, without begrudging it.
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca|Homer
The doctor looked down from his goodly height upon the stooping shoulders of the suppliant.
A Sheaf of Corn|Mary E. Mann

Surely he must hear her loud demands, even though a dressing-room stood between his room and the suppliant without.
Polly|L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for suppliant

suppliant

/ (ˈsʌplɪənt) /

adjective

expressing entreaty or supplication

noun, adjective

another word for supplicant

Derived forms of suppliant

suppliantly, adverbsuppliance, noun

Word Origin for suppliant

C15: from French supplier to beseech, from Latin supplicāre to kneel in entreaty; see supple

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