supplicant

[ suhp-li-kuh nt ]

/ ˈsʌp lɪ kənt /

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adjective

supplicating.

noun

a suppliant.

RELATED WORDS

petitioner, beggar, suppliant

Nearby words

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

Origin of supplicant

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

Can be confused

supplant supplicant suppliant

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Examples from the Web for supplicant

The idea that Facebook should be a supplicant to anybody is absurd.
Snapchat’s Diss Captures Facebook’s Cruel Cool World|Daniel Gross|November 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The supplicant, sobbing and wringing her hands, stood awhile silent.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace
General Heatherstone looked keenly at the supplicant, but was silent to his appeal.
The Mystery of Cloomber|Arthur Conan Doyle
And he undid her own riband from his arm, and put it around the neck of the supplicant.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various

The Countess looked down doubtfully upon the supplicant, evidently prejudiced by her rags and wildly straying hair.
The Strong Arm|Robert Barr
The queen was moved by the appeal, and ordered that the supplicant should be admitted without delay.
Gomez Arias|Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

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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