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Definition of petitioner noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

petitioner

noun

/pəˈtɪʃənə(r)/

/pəˈtɪʃənər/

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a person who organizes or signs a petition

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(law) a person who asks a court to take a particular course of action
(formal) a person who makes a formal request to somebody in authority

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