Meanings
plural requesters
- One who, or that which, makes a request.
- computingA dialog box that prompts the user to choose from a list.
File requesters, help files, configuration utilities, and menus would all be different […]
2007, Sulayman K. Sowe, Ioannis G. Stamelos, Ioannis Samoladas, Emerging Free and Open Source Software Practices, page 2631 more example
Clicking on Add True-Type brings up an OS-specific font requester. Highlighting a font and clicking OK returns you to the Edit Font List window, now with the selected font appearing in the Font pop-up menu.
2005, Timothy Albee, Steve Warner, Robin Wood, Essential LightWave 3D: The Fastest Way to Master LightWave 3D, page 66
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From request + -er; compare requestor, requestress.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
requester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requester
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