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requestor

requestor

1 3.7
A person who asks another person or group for something
  • noun
  • /rɪˈkwɛstər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : solicitante
  • Requestors must identify themselves with an authorized photo ID.

Examples

  • The primary rationale provided in nearly all requests for free photographs is budgetary constraint, meaning that the requestor pleads a lack of funds.

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  • It seems as if London, India, and Australia are the main requestors.

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  • From the requestor right up to the Director of Operations.

  • But I pitched this article back to the team and the requestor, along with a short dissertation.

    Blog text (12)
  • In other words, the defendant-producer's property has been taken and transferred to the plaintiff-requestor.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The requestor submitted a formal application for the documents they needed.

  • As a requestor, she filled out the form to ask for access to the records.

  • Every requestor is required to provide identification when making a request.

Synonyms

applicant
vsrequestor
201 2.7

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

asks generally, not limited to formal application processes
petitioner
vsrequestor
  • Formal
21 6.1

A person who formally asks a court or official for something

asks without presenting a formal petition to authorities
supplicant
vsrequestor
  • Formal
5 8.7

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

asks without the special humility or religious plea tone
requester
vsrequestor
  • UK
3 3.5

A person who asks someone for something, often politely

is a general act of asking without tone specified
suppliant
vsrequestor
  • Formal
1 9.6

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

asks without the same earnest humility or devotional sense
applier
vsrequestor
6.0

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

asks in any way, not only by submitting paperwork
querent
vsrequestor
  • Formal
9.9

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

asks broadly, not specifically directed at courts or officials
demander
vsrequestor
8.2

A person who asks for something, often firmly or formally

asks politely or neutrally rather than insisting or demanding
supplicator
vsrequestor
  • Formal
9.6

A person who asks humbly for help in prayer

asks generally, not using humble or ritualized pleading

How Formal

petitioner
  • Formal
21 6.1
supplicant
  • Formal
5 8.7
requestor
  • Specialized
1 3.7
asker
4 3.3

Surface Forms

requestor singular
requestors plural

Morphology

requestor = request (transparent) = request + or

The meaning 'person who asks' follows directly from the verb 'request' plus the agentive suffix '-or' (variant of '-er').

Etymology

The word requestor comes from request ('to ask') plus the ending -or ('one who'), so it literally means the 'one who asks'. Think of it as the more formal word for an 'asker' — a person who asks for something.