quarrelers

noun

variants or quarrellers
plural of quarreler
as in defendants
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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  1. defendants
  2. plaintiffs
  3. fighters
  4. debaters
  5. contestants
Noun
  • Jayadev also said judges are asking defendants if their families or communities can afford to put up bail on their behalf.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • He and his wife are also named as defendants in Clemishire's lawsuit, but do not appear to be affected by this most recent ruling.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of defendants
Noun
  • Vetting plaintiffs Hanaway said that her office reached out to Cacioppo after a referral from local business associations.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In earlier testimony at the Oakland trial, Francesco Fogu, Instagram’s director of product design, had contentious exchanges with the plaintiffs’ lawyer over internal chats and documents shown to the jury.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of plaintiffs
Noun
  • De la Espriella’s first airstrike in office killed two ELN fighters on the Colombian side of the border.
    — Adam Shanks, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Quds Force is an expeditionary unit made up of the IRGC’s most elite fighters.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fighters
Noun
  • 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
  • Personal laptops allow debaters to research, organize evidence and prepare for tournaments during free periods.
    — Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of debaters
Noun
  • Instead, contestants compete for crowd reaction and are rewarded with attention and, in some cases, small cash prizes.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As contestants begin to gather in Florida, Becker is getting noticed.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of contestants
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“Quarrelers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarrelers. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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