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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Katie Strang and Dan Robson have all those details here, including a member of the public recording proceedings with Ray-Ban Meta glasses and a lawyer leaking the location of the complainant on a radio station.
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Sam Settleman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The Sun Sentinel has independently confirmed Pryor as the complainant and is identifying her because another newspaper, The Coastal Star, did previously.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
The complainant, 46-year-old Onisim Dorneanu of Wisconsin, until recently owned a total of 16 units in the building and lived in one of the units part-time, according to the filing.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
You’re done with this matter — and so am I.
Jerald Fuller, Coconut Creek
(Editor’s Note: Fuller was the complainant in the ethics complaint against Tony, filed in 2022).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Sam Settleman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The Sun Sentinel has independently confirmed Pryor as the complainant and is identifying her because another newspaper, The Coastal Star, did previously.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
The complainant, 46-year-old Onisim Dorneanu of Wisconsin, until recently owned a total of 16 units in the building and lived in one of the units part-time, according to the filing.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
You’re done with this matter — and so am I.
Jerald Fuller, Coconut Creek
(Editor’s Note: Fuller was the complainant in the ethics complaint against Tony, filed in 2022).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complainant. Accessed 15 Jun. 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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