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suppliant

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌplɪənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌpliənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sup′lē ənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sup•pli•ant /ˈsʌpliənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. one who supplicates.

adj. 
  1. of or relating to supplication.
See -plic-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sup•pli•ant  (sup′lē ənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who supplicates;
    petitioner.

adj. 
  1. supplicating.
  2. expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.
  • Latin supplicāre to beseech, supplicate. See -ant
  • Middle French, present participle of supplier
  • late Middle English 1400–50
sup′pli•ant•ly, adv. 
sup′pli•ant•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suppliant /ˈsʌplɪənt/ adj
  1. expressing entreaty or supplication
 n , adj
  1. another word for supplicant
Etymology: 15th Century: from French supplier to beseech, from Latin supplicāre to kneel in entreaty; see suppleˈsuppliantly adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sup•pli•cant /ˈsʌplɪkənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. of or relating to supplication.

    n. [countable]
    1. one who supplicates.
    See -plic-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sup•pli•cant  (sup′li kənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. supplicating.

n. 
  1. a suppliant.
  • Latin supplicant- (stem of supplicāns), present participle of supplicāre to supplicate; see -ant; doublet of suppliant
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
supplicant /ˈsʌplɪkənt/, suppliant n
  1. a person who supplicates
 adj
  1. entreating humbly; supplicating
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin supplicāns beseeching; see supple
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