complainant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈpleɪnənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpleɪnənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kəm plā′nənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•plain•ant /kəmˈpleɪnənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Lawa person or group that makes a complaint, as in a legal action.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•plain•ant  (kəm plā′nənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawa person, group, or company that makes a complaint, as in a legal action.
  • Anglo-French compleignant (present participle of compleindre). See complain, -ant
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
complainant / kəmˈpleɪnənt/
  1. a person who makes a complaint, usually before justices; plaintiff
'complainant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
countersue - prosecutor - pursuer - replication

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