Supplicant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsʌpləkənt|  American pronunciation of the word supplicant
Brit.  |ˈsʌplɪkənt|  British pronunciation of the word supplicant

noun

- someone who prays to God (syn: prayer)
- one praying humbly for something (syn: petitioner, suppliant)

adjective

- humbly entreating (syn: suppliant, supplicatory)

Extra examples

...the new governor soon had to deal with a long line of supplicants asking for jobs and other political favors...

...hated having to go before his boss like a supplicant beggar whenever he needed some time off to attend to personal matters...

Word forms

noun
singular: supplicant
plural: supplicants
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