petitioner C1 Topic:People & Society US /pəˈtɪʃənɚ/ UK /pəˈtɪʃənɚ/ See IPA manual Freq #44603 Meanings 1 noun Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority. Ethel was in mourning: they had judged it the most fitting habit for a petitioner; it was certainly one most becoming to the wearer. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms copetitionercounterpetitioner Etymology From petition + -er. Doublet of petitionary. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # petitioner **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pəˈtɪʃənɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈtɪʃənɚ/ **Frequency rank:** 44603 ## Meanings 1. Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority. ## Examples - Ethel was in mourning: they had judged it the most fitting habit for a petitioner; it was certainly one most becoming to the wearer. ## Derived Forms - copetitioner - counterpetitioner ## Etymology From petition + -er. Doublet of petitionary. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown