litigant

Meaning

Noun

A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.

Adj

Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.

Synonyms

plaintiff

litigator

party

🥳

appellant

defendant

accused

disputant

disputing

litigious

manager

parties

polemical

suer

suitor

both sides

vested interest

engaged in a law-suit

party in a law suit

engaged in a dispute

claimant

contentious

contestant

contester

contumelious

Translations

litigante

διάδικος

litigante

litigante

plaideur

مخاصم

litigant

litigant

ενάγωντας

Prozessführer

contenciós

Prozessierender

streitsüchtig

επίμαχος

مشاجر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/

Etymology

From French litigant, from Middle French, from Latin litigans.