Synonyms for plaintiff
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
Related words
- Phrases
- plaintiff in error
- Is a kind of
- litigant litigator
Forms
- Plural
- plaintiffs → complainants, claimants, litigants, prosecutors…
Example sentences
- prosecutor Mennad writes a desperate letter to the prosecutor.
- accuser A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plaintiff | falling | |
| prosecutor | steady | |
| claimant | falling | |
| complainant | falling | |
| accuser | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- actor2
- 6 letters
- suitor2
- 7 letters
- accuser3, pursuer3
- 8 letters
- claimant2, litigant3
- 10 letters
- prosecutor4
- 11 letters
- complainant3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (actor2 = 2 syllables).