Meaning of PETITIONER

Pronunciation:			put'ishunur
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [n]  someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
	Synonyms:		suer, suppliant, supplicant
	See Also:		applicant, applier, besieger, canvasser, complainant, plaintiff, postulant, solicitor
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Pe*ti"tion*er\, n. One who presents a petition.
Legal Dictionary
	Definition:		The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also, the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. (See respondent.)
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		accusant, accuser, adorer, allegator, appellant, applicant, asker, aspirant, beadsman, beggar, bidder, candidate, celebrant, chapelgoer, churchgoer, claimant, communicant, complainant, congregation, daily communicant, delator, evangelist, idolater, impeacher, impugner, indictor, informer, libelant, party, plaintiff, postulant, prayer, prosecutor, revivalist, seeker, solicitant, solicitor, suitor, suppliant, supplicant, supplicator, the prosecution, venerator, votary, worshiper