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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The complainant thought, incorrectly, that Blackmon was an employee of the district.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
According to the release, on March 22, a complainant reached out to the Morton Grove police to report that their credit card had been compromised and used to make an unauthorized purchase of electronics online.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Complaints to the agency typically are not made public, unless the complainant chooses to do so.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The commission dropped most of the complaints raised by the complainants but decided to investigate whether Johnson violated the village’s ethics code with his comments when Johnson spoke during the public comment section at a number of Village Board meetings.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
According to the release, on March 22, a complainant reached out to the Morton Grove police to report that their credit card had been compromised and used to make an unauthorized purchase of electronics online.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Complaints to the agency typically are not made public, unless the complainant chooses to do so.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The commission dropped most of the complaints raised by the complainants but decided to investigate whether Johnson violated the village’s ethics code with his comments when Johnson spoke during the public comment section at a number of Village Board meetings.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complainant. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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