'Complainant' definitions:
Definition of 'complainant'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Complainant'
From: GCIDE
- Complainant \Com*plain"ant\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"ant), n. [F. complaignant, p. pr. of complaindre.]
- 1. One who makes complaint. [1913 Webster]
- Eager complainants of the dispute. --Collier. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) (a) One who commences a legal process by a complaint. (b) The party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff at common law. [1913 Webster]
- He shall forfeit one moiety to the use of the town, and the other moiety to the use of the complainant. --Statutes of Mass. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'complainant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accusant,
- accuser,
- allegator,
- appellant,
- bellyacher,
- claimant,
- complainer,
- crab,
- crank,
- croaker,
- delator,
- faultfinder,
- frondeur,
- griper,
- grouch,
- grouser,
- growler,
- grumbler,
- impeacher,
- impugner,
- indictor,
- informer,
- kicker,
- kvetch,
- libelant,
- malcontent,
- murmurer,
- mutterer,
- party,
- petitioner,
- plaintiff,
- prosecutor,
- querulous person,
- reactionary,
- reactionist,
- rebel,
- sorehead,
- suitor,
- the prosecution,
- whiner