supplicant.

Someone who asks earnestly and humbly for help, mercy, or a favour.

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Words that belong together

• a kneeling supplicant
• desperate supplicant

On the page

The supplicant waited at the door long after the lamps were extinguished.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Singular supplicant; plural supplicants. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.