SUPPLIANT

adj. asking humbly and earnestly n. one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor Synonyms: petitioner, suitor Antonyms: benefactor, donor Ishmael meets a storyteller in New York to whom he becomes a suppliant as he asks her to provide him with a place to stay. The hands in this picture communicate that the person is asking for something and is a suppliant. The person wants something and asks for it.
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