Suppliant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsʌplɪənt|  American pronunciation of the word suppliant
Brit.  |ˈsʌplɪənt|  British pronunciation of the word suppliant

noun

- one praying humbly for something (syn: petitioner, supplicant)
a suppliant for her favors

adjective

- humbly entreating (syn: supplicant, supplicatory)
a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness

Extra examples

...didn't like being in the position of a suppliant, having to ask her parents to help her pay the rent on her apartment...

...the suppliant thief pleaded for a second chance...

Word forms

noun
singular: suppliant
plural: suppliants
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