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 commission did not update complainants on the investigation process in any of the complaints the auditor reviewed.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The second complainant’s account is similar, the BBC added.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 June 2025
The first incident occurred in April 2020, when Pitt allegedly forcibly touched the complainant’s genitals.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
In the years that followed there have been a number of civil suits brought by female complainants against Cuomo that have not been resolved.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The second complainant’s account is similar, the BBC added.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 June 2025
The first incident occurred in April 2020, when Pitt allegedly forcibly touched the complainant’s genitals.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
In the years that followed there have been a number of civil suits brought by female complainants against Cuomo that have not been resolved.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complainant. Accessed 15 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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