Definition of "suppliant" [sup•pli•ant]

• Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching. (adjective)
• A supplicant. (noun)

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• "Sadness converges into "Sweet," and the plaintive note of longing in the voice of the suppliant is inseparable from the persistent imperative in the reiterated "Be thou.""
• "To make the man a suppliant is the delight of her soul."
• "He said he hoped that the young candidate, if elected, would treat the liquor men fairly, to which the "suppliant" replied that he intended to treat all interests fairly."