# petitioner

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈtɪʃənɚ/ · frequency rank #34,631

## Definitions
1. Someone who presents a petition to a court.
2. Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority.

## Etymology
From petition + -er. Doublet of petitionary.

## Easily confused with
- **petition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petition-vs-petitioner)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eptitioner`, `peittioner`, `petiitoner`, `petitinoer`, `petitioenr`, `petitionerr`, `petitionner`, `petitionre`, `petitoiner`, `petittioner`, `pettiioner`, `pettitioner`, `ppetitioner`, `pteitioner`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/petitioner