plaintiff

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PLAINTIFF

the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another <the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it>

Synonyms plaintiff, suer

Related Words accuser; litigant, party, suitor; appellant, petitioner, pleader

Near Antonyms accused

Antonyms defendant

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