bickerers

noun

plural of bickerer
as in defendants
a person who takes part in a dispute perpetual bickerers, the Taylors think nothing of having their private quarrels in public places

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  1. defendants
  2. plaintiffs
  3. fighters
  4. debaters
  5. contestants
  6. advocates
Noun
  • Attorneys for two other defendants who are not family members declined comment; a third who was also released Thursday had no attorney listed in court records.
    — Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • After a 2024 burglary at the store, two of Lucas' co-defendants claimed to Portsmouth Police that about $3,000 of marijuana products were missing.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of defendants
Noun
  • Attorneys for the plaintiffs in both cases argue that Congress could ban a broad array of activities inside private homes — including cooking, gardening and remote work — under the government’s interpretation of the 19th century law.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The government responded to her filing and courtroom outburst by asking that she be removed from the case citing hostility toward the government and favoritism for the plaintiffs.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of plaintiffs
Noun
  • Meanwhile, al-Ali held several meetings with Saudi officers at the Defense Ministry in Riyadh to discuss the costs of transferring around 10,000 fighters, financial arrangements, additional benefits and their intended military tasks.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Ahead, the frizz fighters celebrity hairstylists, colorists, and a trichologist swear by for fine hair, along with my own take on each, from drugstore steals to splurge-worthy picks.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fighters
Noun
  • The accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Research has previously shown that AI models can be extremely persuasive, more so than even the best human salespeople or debaters.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of debaters
Noun
  • Across its 35-season tenure, Dancing With the Stars has only had one All-Star season full of returning contestants.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This year, correspondent Luke Burbank attended the 65th annual competition, in which contestants were of a particularly slimy variety.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of contestants
Noun
  • In March 2026, two presidential commissions recommended that the evictions continue in order to protect wildlife, in a process that included few Maasai, Indigenous peoples’ advocates at the Oakland Institute reported.
    — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That's one reason Levin, along with many other public school advocates, continues to push back against the tax credit.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of advocates
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