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 seven-month investigation, conducted by U.K. law firm Lewis Silkin, examined 83 specific allegations against the 60-year-old presenter from 41 complainants.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2025
Assistant United States Attorneys Kimberly Veirs and Ellen Bowden McIntyre negotiated the settlement, which awarded $4,000 to the complainant and an additional $2,000 civil penalty to be paid to the United States to vindicate the public interest, the release said.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Jun 20 and were greeted by the complainant and another person, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The commission did not update complainants on the investigation process in any of the complaints the auditor reviewed.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2025
Assistant United States Attorneys Kimberly Veirs and Ellen Bowden McIntyre negotiated the settlement, which awarded $4,000 to the complainant and an additional $2,000 civil penalty to be paid to the United States to vindicate the public interest, the release said.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Jun 20 and were greeted by the complainant and another person, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The commission did not update complainants on the investigation process in any of the complaints the auditor reviewed.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complainant. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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