Another word for petitioner | Synonyms for petitioner

Another word for petitioner

petitioner Synonyms

petitioner

n.

applicant, solicitor, claimant, suitor; see candidate.

Search Thesaurus

WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"petitioner." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 February 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Petitioner>.

APA Style

petitioner. (n.d.). Retrieved February 18th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Petitioner

Another word for petitioner

noun

One that asks a higher authority for something, as a favor or redress:
appealer, appellant, suitor. See ask, law
A person who applies for or seeks something, such as a job or position:
applicant, aspirant, candidate, hopeful, seeker. See seek

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"petitioner." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 February 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Petitioner>.

APA Style

petitioner. (n.d.). Retrieved February 18th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Petitioner

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

If the Petitioner is successful in his or her application for reduction of alimony, then the judge will change the amount of alimony to be paid.
Failure to do so means that the petitioner (the person seeking the divorce) can get a default judgment, which means the divorce will be granted based on the information set out in the petition.
The information required to complete the form includes names of parents and children, birthdates, current parental relationship and the type of custody the petitioner seeks.
"Another petitioner," answered the man with the braces.
Furthermore, the cause of action must have been recognized in the jurisdiction in which the petitioner resided at the time it arose.

Also Mentioned In

WORDS NEAR petitioner IN THE THESAURUS