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Definition of supplicant noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

supplicant

noun

NAmE//ˈsʌplɪkənt//

(also suppliant

NAmE//ˈsʌpliənt//

) (formal)

a person who asks for something in a humble way, especially from God or a powerful person

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