The definition of a suppliant is a person who asks.
(noun)An example of a suppliant is a condemned prison who pleads for his life before the judge.
Suppliant means asked in a humble manner.
(adjective)An example of suppliant used as an adjective is "suppliant questioning."
See suppliant in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME suppliaunt: see suppliantthe
adjective
Origin: MFr, prp. of supplier < L supplicare, to supplicate
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adjective
Origin:
Origin: From Middle English, one who supplicates
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , present participle of supplier, to entreat
Origin: , from Latin supplicāre; see supplicate
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