supplicant

sup·pli·cant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhp-li-kuh nt]
- /ˈsʌp lɪ kənt/
- /ˈsʌp.lɪ.kənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhp-li-kuh nt]
- /ˈsʌp lɪ kənt/

Definitions of supplicant word

abbreviation SUPPLICANT supplicating. 1
noun supplicant a suppliant. 1
noun supplicant person who is pleading 1
adjective supplicant humbly pleading 1
countable noun supplicant A supplicant is a person who prays to God or respectfully asks an important person to help them or to give them something that they want very much. 0
noun supplicant a person who supplicates 0

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Origin of supplicant

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Latin supplicant- (stem of supplicāns), present participle of supplicāre to supplicate; see -ant; doublet of suppliant

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Parts of speech for Supplicant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Supplicant

supplicant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for supplicant

noun supplicant

adorer — to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
asker — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
beggar — A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
borrower — A borrower is a person or organization that borrows money.
churchgoer — A churchgoer is a person who goes to church regularly.

All 18 Synonyms of supplicant