complainant
/kəmˈpleɪnənt/
complainant noun: one who makes complaint, one who complains.
Noun
complainant (plural complainants)
- One who makes complaint, one who complains.
- Eager complainants […] in the dispute.1708-1714 Jeremy Collier, Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain
- Heading the complainants is Sir Edward le Breton, Lord of the Manor of Loders, and a member of Bridport Rural Council.1959 December, “Din from Diesels in Dorset”, in Railway Magazine, page 866
- The party that brings a civil lawsuit against another; the plaintiff.
- Synonyms:
- claimant
- An alleged victim in a criminal investigation or trial.
- Synonyms:
- plaintiff
complainant meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
complainant in Hindi
- complainant, accuser
- अभियोगी abhiyogī
complainant in Tamil
- குறை மீட்டாளர், குறையீட்டாளர், குற்ற முறையீட்டாளர், வழக்காடுபவர்
complainant in Marathi
- तक्रारदार, तक्रारकर्ता, तक्रारदाराने
complainant in Urdu
- داد خواہ, فریادی, مدعا الیہ, مدعی
More languagesFewer languages
- complainant in Bengali
- অভিযোগকারী
- complainant in Telugu
- ఫిర్యాది phiryādi
- complainant in Malayalam
- പരാതിക്കാരൻ, പരാതിക്കാരി, പരാതി നൽകുന്നയാൾ
- complainant in Kannada
- ಫಿರ್ಯಾದಿ, ಫಿರ್ಯಾದುದಾರ
- complainant in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤਕਰਤਾ, ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤਕਰਤਾ ਨੇ, ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ
- complainant in Gujarati
- ફરિયાદી, ફરિયાદકર્તા, ફરિયાદ કરનાર
- complainant in Odia
- ଅଭିଯୋଗକାରୀ
- complainant in Nepali
- उजुरीकर्ता, शिकायतकर्ता, उजुरीदाता
- complainant in Arabic
- شَاكٍ šākin
Synonyms of complainant
Antonyms
Forms of complainant
| plural | complainants |
|---|---|
| alternative form | complainaunt |
Origin of complainant
From Old French complaignant, present participle of complaindre.
Words formed from complainant
Questions about complainant
- What does complainant mean?
- Complainant means one who makes complaint, one who complains.
- What is complainant in Hindi?
- Complainant in Hindi is अभियोगी (abhiyogī). See Complainant meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is complainant?
- Complainant is a noun.
- How do you pronounce complainant?
- Complainant is pronounced /kəmˈpleɪnənt/.
- What is the plural of complainant?
- The plural of complainant is complainants.
Words near complainant in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: complainant (page history and authors); अभियोगी (Hindi) (page history and authors); complainant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); complainant (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); complainant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); complainant (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); complainant (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); complainant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); complainant (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); complainant (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); complainant (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); complainant (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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