[ad. late L. supplicātor, agent-n. f. supplicāre to SUPPLICATE.] One who supplicates; a suppliant, petitioner.

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1634–5.  Brereton, Trav. (Chetham Soc.), 81. This is a pretty supplicator.

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1687.  [Shields], Hind let loose, 57. Our sneaking Supplicators, & Petitioners, & Pardon-mongers.

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1794.  T. Taylor, Pausanias’ Descr. Greece, II. 195. Other ambassadors and supplicators were sent to the Romans.

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1843.  Lytton, Last Bar., IV. ii. The supplicators then withdrew from the royal presence.

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