Definition of "supplicant" []

• One who supplicates; a suppliant. (noun)
• Supplicating. (adjective)

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• "Then he called the supplicant's name loud tone, and the next instant still more loudly; and now she turned, and, in the faint light of the little lamp, showed the marvellously noble outlines of her profile."
• "And I couldn’t translate whom he was calling supplicant"
• "No one knew what to say, but everyone was adamant that no bottle of catsup would disgrace that table, even if the supplicant was a senator commanding a vital vote."