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Example sentences from the Web for petitionerHe took a pinch of snuff, he blew his nose with stately deliberation—all in order to keep the petitioner waiting on tenterhooks. Petticoat Rule|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy Fouch returned an insulting answer to the effect that the government could no longer be responsible for the petitioner's safety. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane She still claimed to be a petitioner to the king for the redress of grievances. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn|Henry P. Johnston Even in the half-light the petitioner's face hinted brazenly of cosmetics. Ben Blair|Will Lillibridge
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nouna person who presents a petition mainly British the plaintiff in a divorce suit Words nearby petitionerpetite marmite, petit feu, petit four, petition, petitionary, petitioner, petitio principii, petit jury, petit larceny, petit mal, petitor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to petitionerclaimant, candidate, hopeful, seeker, suppliant, suitor, inquirer, aspirant, postulant, appellant |