petitioner
noun
pe·ti·tion·er
pə-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər 
plural petitioners
: one who makes, submits, or signs a petition
The lost children had not been found. Public prayers had been offered up for them, and many and many a private prayer that had the petitioner's whole heart in it; but still no good news came from the cave.—
Mark Twain
Mark TwainThe high court held that when a petition charges an official with violating the law, the petitioners must at least have knowledge of facts which indicate an intent to commit an unlawful act.—The National Law Journal
The National Law JournalThe petitioner contended that the taking of the blood sample and the admission of the test results violated his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination …—Raymond P. Ward
Raymond P. Ward… the draft of the proposed petition was read at length: and the petition said, as all petitions DO say, that the petitioners were very humble, and the petitioned very honourable, and the object very virtuous; therefore (said the petition) the bill ought to be passed into a law at once …—Charles Dickens
Charles DickensIncluded in Wednesday's court filing was a petition signed by more than 500 area residents. The petitioners ask that Johnson "be shown mercy and not subjected to a jail term" because he has lost so much due to the conviction.—Michael Smith
Michael SmithExamples of petitioner in a Sentence
the lottery winner was beset by a horde of petitioners, all of whom thought that they were most deserving of his charity
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So far, the ruling is only binding for the five petitioner cities.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
The judges also questioned if Louisiana would have been the proper venue for this case, arguing that habeas petitions filed in a proper location cannot just move around the country wherever the petitioner is moved.
—Ely Brown, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
The trial court merely instructed counsel not to manage petitioner’s testimony during that break.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The petitioners filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in April.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
The judges also questioned if Louisiana would have been the proper venue for this case, arguing that habeas petitions filed in a proper location cannot just move around the country wherever the petitioner is moved.
—Ely Brown, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
The trial court merely instructed counsel not to manage petitioner’s testimony during that break.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The petitioners filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in April.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Petitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petitioner. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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