petitor

[ pet-i-ter, puh-tahy-ter ]
/ ˈpɛt ɪ tər, pəˈtaɪ tər /

noun Obsolete.

a seeker; an applicant or candidate.

Origin of petitor

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

OTHER WORDS FROM petitor

pet·i·to·ry [pet-i-tawr-e, -tohr-ee] /ˈpɛt ɪˌtɔr ɛ, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby petitor

petite marmite, petitio principii, petition, petitionary, petitioner, petitor, petits pois, petn, petnapping, peto, petr-