suppliant (Meaning)
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suppliant (n)
one praying humbly for something
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suppliant (s)
humbly entreating
Synonyms & Antonyms of suppliant
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one praying humbly for something, humbly entreating
solicitor, pleader, beggar, requester,supplicant, petitioner,suitor, mendicant, cadger,panhandler
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The suppliant knelt before the throne, his voice trembling with desperation.
The refugees were reduced to suppliant status, begging for aid and shelter.
The suppliant's request was met with scorn and ridicule.
The starving villagers sent a delegation of suppliants to appeal to the heartless king.