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richiedente

applicant

noun adjective ree-kyeh-DEN-teh Rare
People & Society Law

Also means

petitioner, claimant

Usage Note

Richiedente is the present-participle form of richiedere (to request) used as a noun — the person making a formal request or application. It is common in bureaucratic and legal language: il richiedente asilo (the asylum seeker). As an adjective it means 'requesting' (la parte richiedente = the requesting party). The plural is invariable in form but changes article: i richiedenti, le richiedenti.

Examples

"Il richiedente deve presentare i documenti."

Natural Translation

The applicant must submit the documents.

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