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requester

requester

3 3.5
A person who asks someone for something, often politely
  • noun
  • /rɪˈkwɛstər/
  • UK
translation icon : solicitante
  • The main impression that I get from the emails is that the various scientists think that I and other requesters are simply doing this to harass them.

Examples

  • Her pocket brain responded, noting the date and time of the request, the requester, and the reason for the request.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • At least they were acknowledging that requesters who give context get their results.

  • And in the US, the answer came, I would ask myself, has this requester done anything for me lately?

  • So somehow we lost context of the larger goal that the original requester tried to achieve.

  • A request should make reference to the time limit for a response to show that the requester is familiar with statutory requirements.

    Academic text (1996)

  • All that's changed is the requester has drawn attention to the other person's ability to say no.

  • We have a new reason I hadn't noticed in the FOI law for refusing a request because the requester posts at CA.

    Blog text (15)

  • Does anyone know if the British FOI Act maintains the anonymity of requesters?

    Blog text (15)

  • Through a national network, the samples are maintained as a means of preserving the productive capacity of agriculture and are provided to requesters around the world.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The requester submitted a formal application for the scholarship.

Synonyms

applicant
vsrequester
201 2.7

A person who asks for something, for example a job or a place at a university

is broader covering any asking either formally or humbly
petitioner
vsrequester
  • Formal
21 6.1

A person who formally asks a court or official for something

is used generally for any person who asks, formal or humble
supplicant
vsrequester
  • Formal
5 8.7

A person who asks or prays for something in a humble way

is the humble side rather than the formal or neutral manner
requestor
vsrequester
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A person who asks another person or group for something

is the same in meaning but given in the original spelling
suppliant
vsrequester
  • Formal
1 9.6

A person who asks for help in a humble, earnest way

is more about humble pleading than general formal asking
applier
vsrequester
6.0

A person who asks for a job or a place at school by sending written papers

focuses more on the act of asking than on formality
querent
vsrequester
  • Formal
9.9

A person who asks a court or government body to make a formal decision

is similar but applies across many kinds of asking situations
supplicator
vsrequester
  • Formal
9.6

A person who asks humbly for help in prayer

is less formal and more emotional than the broad requesting sense
demander
vsrequester
8.2

A person who asks for something, often firmly or formally

is different in tone being less humble and more insistent

Antonyms

provider
282 2.9

A company or person that supplies services such as internet and electricity

giver
56 1.0

A person who offers money or help to others without asking for anything back

How Formal

petitioner
  • Formal
21 6.1
claimant
  • Specialized
15 5.1
requester
  • UK
3 3.5
asker
4 3.3

Surface Forms

requester singular
requesters plural

Morphology

requester = request (transparent) = request + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'request' (person who requests); meaning follows directly from the base plus -er.

Etymology

Requester comes from request, which is built from re- meaning 'again' and the Latin root quaerere meaning 'to ask', the same root you see in question and quest. So a requester is simply a person who asks for something.