suppliant

sup-pli-ant

noun

A person who makes a humble and earnest plea.

"The suppliant knelt, awaiting judgment."

adjective

Humbly asking for something, often with earnestness or desperation.

"Her suppliant gaze sought mercy."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: beseeching, imploring, supplicant, supplicatory, pleading, petitioner, requester