'Plaintiff' definitions:
Definition of 'plaintiff'
From: WordNet
noun
A person who brings an action in a court of law [syn: plaintiff, complainant] [ant: defendant, suspect]
Definition of 'Plaintiff'
From: GCIDE
- Plaintiff \Plain"tiff\, n. [F. plaintif making complaint, plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant, prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See Plaint, and cf. Plaintive.] (Law) One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to defendant. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Plaintiff'
From: GCIDE
- Plaintiff \Plain"tiff\, a. See Plaintive. [Obs.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'plaintiff'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accessory,
- accusant,
- accuser,
- allegator,
- appellant,
- bitter-ender,
- brawler,
- claimant,
- complainant,
- defendant,
- delator,
- diehard,
- disputant,
- dissentient,
- dissident,
- impeacher,
- impugner,
- indictor,
- informer,
- intransigent,
- irreconcilable,
- last-ditcher,
- libelant,
- litigant,
- litigationist,
- litigator,
- naysayer,
- negativist,
- noncooperator,
- objector,
- obstructionist,
- obstructive,
- opposer,
- oppositionist,
- panel,
- parties litigant,
- party,
- petitioner,
- prosecutor,
- protester,
- quarreler,
- resister,
- scrapper,
- suitor,
- the prosecution,
- witness,
- wrangler