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suppliant

noun as in asker

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Example Sentences

Instead she assumed a suppliant air, her beautiful eyes meltingly set upon his face.

Mr. Capt was in the habit of writing to the lady in the humble tone of a suppliant.

She gave him a suppliant glance, which he understood, for he did not insist, and she remained silent in her chair.

Since he played the part of suppliant, he argued with his opponent without heat, though passion might not be denied.

Thus he sat, dejection and despair stamped on his homely face; haughty, yet a suppliant; a king, yet only by sufferance.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to suppliant, such as: beggar, petitioner, seeker, solicitor, suitor, and beseecher.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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