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petitor

American  
[pet-i-ter, puh-tahy-ter] / ˈpɛt ɪ tər, pəˈtaɪ tər /

noun

Obsolete.

  1. a seeker; an applicant or candidate.

Other Word Forms

  • petitory adjective

Etymology

Origin of petitor

1605–15; < Latin petītor, equivalent to petī-, variant stem of petere to seek + -tor -tor

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