Definition of solicitant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

requester

Dated

person who asks for something, often formally

Dated

The solicitant waited for a reply to his application.

applicant

petitioner

confessional abuse

Rare

priest who misuses confession to approach women

Rare

The church condemned the solicitant for his actions in the confessional.

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Origin of solicitant

Latin, sollicitare (to disturb, to entreat)

Examples of solicitant in a sentence

The solicitant approached the desk politely.
The bishop investigated the accused solicitant thoroughly.
Historical records mention several cases involving a solicitant.

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French:demandeur, prêtre sollicitateur, ...
German:Antragsteller, Beichtmissbraucher, ...
Italian:richiedente, solicitante, ...
Spanish:solicitante, abusador del confesionario, ...
Portuguese:solicitante, abusador confessional, ...
Chinese:申请人, 滥用忏悔权的神父, ...
Japanese:申請者, 勧誘者, ...
Arabic:طالب, قِس يَسْتَغِلُّ سِرَّ الِاعْتِرَاف, ...
Hebrew:מְבַקֵּשׁ, כֹּהֵן מְנַצֵּל הִתְוַדּוּת, ...
Russian:проситель, прошение, ...
Ukrainian:заявник, сповідник-збоченець, ...
Hindi:अनुरोधकर्ता, सोलिसिटेंट, ...
Bengali:অনুরোধকারী, স্বীকারোক্তি অপব্যবহারকারী পুরোহিত, ...
Catalan:sol.licitant, abusador confessional, ...
Czech:žadatel, kněz zneužívající zpověď, ...
Danish:ansøger, skriftemisbruger, ...
Dutch:aanvrager, biechtmisbruiker, ...
Greek:αιτών, εξομολογητής με κακή πρόθεση, ...
Hungarian:kérelmező, gyónás közben nőkhöz közeledő pap, ...
Khmer:អ្នកស្នើសុំ, បូជាចារ្យដែលឆ្លៀតប្រើពិធីសារភាពបាប ដើម្បីចូលទៅជិតស្ត្រី, ...
Korean:요청자, 고해성사 악용 사제, ...
Persian:درخواست‌کننده, کشیش سوء استفاده‌کننده, ...
Polish:wnioskodawca, spowiednik nadużywający, ...
Portuguese (BR):solicitante, abusador no confessionário, ...
Romanian:solicitant, preot abuziv la spovedanie, ...
Swedish:sökande, biktmissbrukare, ...
Thai:ผู้ขอ, พระล่วงละเมิดในสารภาพบาป, ...
Turkish:talep eden, itirafçı rahip, ...
Vietnamese:người xin, linh mục lợi dụng xưng tội, ...

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