petitioner

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n. 请愿人, 诉愿人, (离婚案)原告 [法] 诉愿人, 上诉人, 请愿人

发音

CA /pəˈtɪʃənɚ/
其它
US /pəˈtɪʃənɚ/

词形变化

petitioners 复数 petitioners

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who presents a petition to a court.

    法律
  2. 2.

    Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

requester suer suppliant supplicant

上位词 4

plaintiff applicant complainant applier

下位词 4

solicitor besieger canvasser postulant

词源

From petition + -er. Doublet of petitionary.

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