Hypertext Webster Gateway: "petitioner"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Petitioner \Pe*ti"tion*er\, n.
One who presents a petition.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
petitioner
n 1: one praying humbly for something: "a suppliant for her
favors" [syn: {suppliant}, {supplicant}]
2: someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or
recovery of a right [syn: {suer}]
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