proxy petitioner; one who prays on behalf of another
Refers to a person who offers a prayer or makes a formal request in place of someone else, often in religious or legal contexts.
He visited the shrine as a proxy petitioner for his sick friend.
The proxy petitioner offered a prayer on behalf of the person.
Compound of 代 (dai, 'substitute') + 願 (gan, 'prayer' or 'request') + 人 (nin, 'person').