Thesaurus results for QUARRELER

quarreler

noun

variants or quarreller

Definition of quarreler

as in defendant

a person who takes part in a dispute known as the quarreler in the family, she never dropped an argument, no matter how pointless

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Marcee Gray, the defendant’s estranged wife, testified their son was riddled with anxiety, easily agitated and had panic attacks.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
An appeal, on the other hand, can only consider evidence that’s already in the record and is typically filed when a defendant is questioning a judge’s decision.

— Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

Definition of defendant

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In an 83-page opinion, Reyes said the plaintiffs were likely to prevail on the merits of the case — contrary to the ultimate ruling by the Supreme Court.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Thousands of ‘failure-to-warn’ lawsuits against Bayer from plaintiffs who claim to have gotten cancer after using Roundup are now expected to be blocked.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of plaintiff

Noun

Some supporters see Paxton as a ‘flawed’ fighter There was more trouble ahead for Paxton.

— Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Poland had earlier reported scrambling fighter jets in response to a major Russian attack on Ukraine, which hit large swathes of the country and killed at least eight people, including children, and left several people trapped under rubble.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Definition of fighter

Noun

For instance, perhaps a student’s Activities List includes four years as a competitive debater, a part-time job choreographing for a local dance studio, and a long-running hobby restoring vintage radios.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Both were part of Richmond’s circle, and both were ready to debate an idea without deleting the debater.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of debater

Noun

The Jay Treaty asked the disputants merely to start a process leading to the appointment of arbitrators qualified to decide their disputes fairly and finally.

— Tom Bell, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
The audience and actor are like disputants kept in different rooms, forbidden to see each other fully.

— Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Definition of disputant

Noun

Raven was previously announced as part of the cast in an official press release obtained by EW, which touted her as an official contestant.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Not knowing the answer, the contestants used their lifeline to ask host Jimmy Kimmel.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of contestant

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