complainant
noun
com·plain·ant
kəm-ˈplā-nənt 
Examples of complainant in a Sentence
the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed
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He has been instructed not to contact the complainant.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Any discussion about the case between the complainant's son and his father could have put the monarch in a difficult legal position.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The shopping center's owner, Haidar Barbouti, is listed as the complainant.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Perhaps this summer’s most common complainants have been Aston Villa.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Any discussion about the case between the complainant's son and his father could have put the monarch in a difficult legal position.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The shopping center's owner, Haidar Barbouti, is listed as the complainant.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Perhaps this summer’s most common complainants have been Aston Villa.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for complainant
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complainant. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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complainant
noun
com·plain·ant
kəm-ˈplā-nənt
1
: one who makes a legal complaint
2
: one who complains
Legal Definition
complainant
noun
com·plain·ant
kəm-ˈplā-nənt
: the party (as a plaintiff or petitioner) who makes the complaint in a legal action or proceeding
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