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Definition of petitioner noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

petitioner

noun

NAmE//pəˈtɪʃənər//

1a person who organizes or signs a petition

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2(law) a person who asks a court to take a particular course of action

3(formal) a person who makes a formal request to someone in authority

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