Dictionary

plaintiff en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpleɪntɪf/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining”; as a noun, “one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. Doublet of plaintive.

Meanings

1. (UK, historical, qualifier:otherwise current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

Forms

Antonyms

defendant

Deriveds

plaintiffship · nonplaintiff · proplaintiff · plaintiff in error · antiplaintiff · coplaintiff · plaintiff's attorney · multiplaintiff

Hypernyms

litigator · litigant

Relateds

plaintive

Synonyms

pursuer · complainant · litigant · claimant · actor

Translations (129)

lt ieškovė (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ro reclamantă (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · mk тужител (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · yue 原告 (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · uk позива́чка (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · lo ໂຈດ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ga gearánaí (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · pt promotoria (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · my တရားလို (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ps دعوا لرونکی (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · bg тъжи́тел (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · kmr dozker (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sq paditës (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · nl aanklager (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fr plaignante (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · kmr daweker (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ia demandator (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · es pleiteante (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · kmr dewedar (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · be iсьце́ц (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · az iddiaçı (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · hi याचिकाकर्ता (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · mi kaiwhakapae (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fa دعویٰ گر (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · cy achwynwr (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ka მოსარჩელე (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · vi nguyên đơn (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · es denunciador (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · de Klägerin (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · uk позива́ч (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · bg ище́ц (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sh žàlilac (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ar مُدَّعٍ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · lo ສະກະວາທີ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · cy achwynydd (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · hi वादी (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · hi याचक (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · nb saksøker (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · tr iddiacı (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · bg ищца́ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · tg муддаӣ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sv kärande (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fi kantaja (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · kk қуынушы (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ky доочу (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ko 원고 (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ps شاکي (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · nl eiser (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · km ចោទកៈ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · es litigante (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ja 原告 (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fr plaignant (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · mk жалител (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · de Kläger (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · tr davacı (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · pl powód (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sk žalobkyňa (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ur مُدَّعِی (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · tt дәгъвачы (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fa مدعی (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · vi nguyên cáo (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · mk жалителка (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · es demandante (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · hu felperes (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ml വാദി (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ms plaintif (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · kk талапкер (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sl tožnica (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ru исте́ц (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ar الْمُدَّعِي (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · mn заалдагч (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · mk тужителка (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sah үҥээччи (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · es denunciante (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · lt ieškovas (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · enm actour (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sl tožnik (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · cmg ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠯᠳᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠬᠦ᠋ᠮᠦᠨ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · lv prasītāja (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · is stefnandi (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · hy հայցվոր (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · bn মুদ্দই (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · cs žalobce (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · pt acusação (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fa خواهان (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · km ដើមចោទ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · pt querelante (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sk žalobca (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · pl powódka (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · uk пози́вачка (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · cs žalobkyně (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · eo plendanto (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · it attore (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ps مدعي (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · es querellante (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · da sagsøger (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · it ricorrente (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · mnc ᡥᠠᠪᡧᠠᡥᠠ ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fa دعویٰ دار (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · cmn 原告 (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fr demandeuse (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · id penggugat (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fr demandeur (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sh жа̀лилац (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fa شاکی (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · tl nagsasakdal (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · kk даулаушы (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · he תּוֹבֵעַ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · lv prasītājs (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · fo stevnandi (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · et hageja (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · tg даъвогар (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · kmr dozdar (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · la petītor (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · uz daʻvogar (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · pt requerente (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ga éilitheoir (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · it parte civile (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · hi अभियोगी (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · th โจทก์ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · la petītrix (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · sq paditëse (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · bg тъжи́телка (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · it querelante (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · be ісце́ц (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · uk пози́вач (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · ro reclamant (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · nn saksøkjar (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) · mn ᠵᠠᠭ᠋ᠠᠯᠳ᠋ᠤᠭᠴᠢ (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant)