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supplicant

[ suhp-li-kuh nt ]
/ ˈsʌp lɪ kənt /
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adjective

supplicating.

noun

a suppliant.

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Origin of supplicant

1590–1600; < Latin supplicant- (stem of supplicāns), present participle of supplicāre to supplicate; see -ant; doublet of suppliant

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH supplicant

supplant supplicant suppliant

Words nearby supplicant

supplex, suppliance, suppliancy, suppliant, suppliants, the, supplicant, supplicate, supplication, supply, supply and demand, supply chain
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Words related to supplicant

petitioner, beggar, suppliant

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British Dictionary definitions for supplicant

supplicant

suppliant

/ (ˈsʌplɪkənt) /

noun

a person who supplicates

adjective

entreating humbly; supplicating

Word Origin for supplicant

C16: from Latin supplicāns beseeching; see supple
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