supplicant
2 synonyms for supplicant, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Asking humbly for something, in a pleading way.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
supplicatory
suppliant
Etymology
Comes from Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) and plicō (“fold”).
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