petitor

[ pet-i-ter, puh-tahy-ter ]

noun

, Obsolete.

1. a seeker; an applicant or candidate.

Other Words From

• pet·i·to·ry [pet, -i-tawr-e, -tohr-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of petitor¹

1605–15; < Latin petītor, equivalent to petī-, variant stem of petere to seek + -tor -tor