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supplicant

(sʌplɪkənt)

Word forms: plural supplicants

countable noun

A supplicant is a person who prays to God or respectfully asks an important person to help them or to give them something that they want very much.

[formal]

He flung himself down in the flat submissive posture of a mere supplicant.

Synonyms: petitioner, applicant, suitor, suppliant More Synonyms of supplicant

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supplicant in British English

(ˈsʌplɪkənt) or suppliant

noun

a person who supplicates

adjective

entreating humbly; supplicating

Word origin

C16: from Latin supplicāns beseeching; see supple

supplicant in American English

(ˈsʌpləkənt)

adjective

that supplicates; supplicating

noun

a person who supplicates; suppliant

Examples of 'supplicant' in a sentence
supplicant

It was not candles that had been lit here, nor was the visitor a supplicant.Lord knows, he'd learned patience, playing the supplicant grandchild while Cadmus held on to his life and his power.Gene leaned forward, his hands clasped like a supplicant before a king.

(noun) in the sense of petitioner

Definition

a person who makes a humble request

(formal)

Synonyms

petitioner

applicant

The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills.

suitor

The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor.

suppliant

(adjective) in the sense of imploring

(formal)

Synonyms

imploring

begging

craving

beseeching

entreating

importunate

on bended knee

Additional synonyms

in the sense of applicant

Definition

a person who applies for something, such as a job or grant

The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills.

Synonyms

candidate,

entrant,

claimant,

suitor,

petitioner,

aspirant,

inquirer,

job-seeker,

suppliant,

postulant

in the sense of suitor

The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor.

Synonyms

bidder,

customer,

candidate,

applicant

Nearby words of
supplicant

supple
supplement
supplementary
supplicant
supplication
supply
support

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单词	supplicant
释义	Trends of supplicant View usage for: supplicant (sʌplɪkənt) Word forms: plural supplicants countable noun A supplicant is a person who prays to God or respectfully asks an important person to help them or to give them something that they want very much. [formal] He flung himself down in the flat submissive posture of a mere supplicant. Synonyms: petitioner, applicant, suitor, suppliant More Synonyms of supplicant More Synonyms of supplicant supplicant in British English (ˈsʌplɪkənt) or suppliant noun 1. a person who supplicates adjective 2. entreating humbly; supplicating Word origin C16: from Latin supplicāns beseeching; see supple supplicant in American English (ˈsʌpləkənt) adjective 1. that supplicates; supplicating noun 2. a person who supplicates; suppliant Examples of 'supplicant' in a sentence supplicant It was not candles that had been lit here, nor was the visitor a supplicant. Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001) Lord knows, he'd learned patience, playing the supplicant grandchild while Cadmus held on to his life and his power. Clive Barker GALILEE (2001) Gene leaned forward, his hands clasped like a supplicant before a king. Phillip Margolin THE ASSOCIATE (2001) (noun) in the sense of petitioner Definition a person who makes a humble request (formal) Synonyms petitioner applicant The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills. suitor The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor. suppliant (adjective) in the sense of imploring (formal) Synonyms imploring begging craving beseeching entreating importunate on bended knee Additional synonyms in the sense of applicant Definition a person who applies for something, such as a job or grant The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills. Synonyms candidate, entrant, claimant, suitor, petitioner, aspirant, inquirer, job-seeker, suppliant, postulant in the sense of suitor The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor. Synonyms bidder, customer, candidate, applicant Nearby words of supplicant supple supplement supplementary supplicant supplication supply support Synonyms of 'supplicant' supplicant Explore 'supplicant' in the dictionary
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