English Explanatory Dictionary

plaintiff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

Pronunciation

/ˈpleɪntɪf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plaintiff.wav

Word forms

plaintiff plaintiffs

Etymology

From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining”; as a noun, “one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. Doublet of plaintive.

Synonyms

actor claimant complainant litigant pursuer

Antonyms

defendant

Related words

plaintive

Derived words

antiplaintiff coplaintiff multiplaintiff nonplaintiff plaintiff in error plaintiff's attorney plaintiffship proplaintiff
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