Petîtor, pen. pro. toris, m. g. Aliud verbale. Cic.An asker: a demanndant: a begger: a labourer or suer for an office.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
pĕtītor, ōris, m. [peto]. I. In gen., a seeker, striver after any thing (poet.): famae, Luc. 1, 131.—II. In partic. A.Polit. t. t., an applicant or candidate for an office (very rare for candidatus; not in Cic.), Scip. Afric. ap. Macr. S. 2, 10: e petitoribus non alios adjuvare aut ad honorem pati pervenire, Suet. Caes. 23: hic generosior Descendat in campum petitor, Hor. C. 3, 1, 10.—B. Judicial t. t., a claimant, plaintiff, in private or civil suits (whereas he who prefers the complaint in a criminal case is termed accusator; class.): quis erat petitor? Fannius: quis reus? Flavius, Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 42: petitoris personam capere, accusatoris deponere, id. Quint. 13, 45; Gai. Inst. 4, 94 et saep.—C.A suitor, wooer (post-class.), App M. 4, p. 309 Oud.; Sen. Fragm. 39 Haas; Cod. Th. 3, 7, 1; Ambros. in Luc. 8, 70 fin.—D. In late Lat.: MILITIAE,