petitor
American
[pet-i-ter, puh-tahy-ter]
/ ˈpɛt ɪ tər, pəˈtaɪ tər /
noun
Obsolete.
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a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
Other Word Forms
- petitory adjective
Etymology
Origin of petitor
1605–15; < Latin petītor, equivalent to petī-, variant stem of petere to seek + -tor -tor
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