complainantadj.n.

Brit.

/kəmˈpleɪnənt/, U.S.

/kəmˈpleɪnənt/

Forms: see complain v.

Etymology: < French complaignant, present participle (also used substantively) of complaindre : see complain v. and -ant suffix¹.

A. adj. Law.

Formally complaining, lodging a legal complaint. Also gen., complaining.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > engaged in litigation > suing or bringing action

complainant1495

pursuant1542

pursuivant1583

suing1622

proponenta1677

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining

grutching?c1225

plaintivea1393

complainingc1430

plainteous1444

quarrellousc1450

murmurousa1525

murmuring1530

grudging?1531

yammeringc1540

complaintful1552

muttering1567

groanful1590

grumblinga1616

complaintive1637

quirking1746

complainant1791

twiney1824

maundering1848

nattered1853

grumbly1858

moany1867

grouchy1895

grumblesome1925

1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 7 §4 If the partie compleynant..can not prove the mater of his seid bill to be true.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 643 I beyng the partie grieued, and complaynant.

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries ii. 35 b The said partie complainant to be bounde, etc.

1791 J. Byng Diary 18 June in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 312 When she writes fully, she is complainant, and refines upon pleasure till it becomes a pain!

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 May 7/2 On the appearance of a female in the dock, it was reported that the complainant shopkeeper would not attend.

1897 Daily News 23 July 4/5 The conference between the Postmaster-General and the complainant sections of the Post Office servants.

B. n.

1. Law. One who enters a legal complaint against another; a plaintiff or prosecutor, in Chancery or Ecclesiastical courts.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff

cravera1300

actora1325

askera1325

plaintiffa1325

plainer1340

challengera1382

pursuanta1393

follower1397

suer1423

pursuer1430

plainant1437

suitor1454

suit maker1469

complainant1495

plainandc1500

callerc1503

tabler1517

complaintiffc1533

complainer?1542

impleader1583

pledant1599

proceedera1618

querent1720

pulsator1730

demandeur1818

movant1875

rapper1904

1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 7 §4 The same compleynaunt, not provyng the mater of his seid bill to be true.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 47 The complainaunt commenseth his action, and the defendaunt thereupon aunswereth.

1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 78 in Justice Vindicated A divorce..is grantable to separate the complainant a mensa et thoro.

1707 London Gaz. No. 4315/3 A Cause wherein Christopher Pitt and others..were Complainants against Sir Charles Bickerstaffe.

1824 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 186/1 A Judge..placed..between the complainant and him against whom it is complained.

a. gen. One who complains, a complainer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > one who complains

grucchildc1230

grutchera1250

groinera1382

musera1382

plainerc1400

plaintiff?a1439

fretter?1504

complainant1525

complainer1526

repiner1551

grudger1552

moaner1628

grumbler1633

querulist1647

maunderer1653

growler1753

grumbletonian1773

smellfungus1807

crib-biter1809

expostulatora1834

squinny1849

groaner1876

grouser1885

squealer1889

gruntler1893

grump1900

grouch1901

screamer1902

Moaning Minnie1934

narker1937

binder1944

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xvi. 32 He wolde nat departe..tyll all the complaynantes were fully satisfyed.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xli. 257 It is not my complaint, though I ioyne with the complainantes.

1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 193 Christ is left alone; Alone in respect of these complaynants.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iii. iii. 210 No want of complaint, nor of complainants.

b. spec. One who complains of ill-health.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > sick person > [noun]

sickc888

lazar1340

sickmanc1340

laborant?a1425

suffererc1450

malade1483

patient1484

lazar-man1552

languisher1599

ruina1616

plaintiff1633

valetudinarist1651

valetudinaire?c1682

valetudinarian1703

invalid1709

infirm1711

invaletudinarian1762

valetudinary1785

complainant1861

aegrotant1865

degenerate1895

1861 H. Spencer Educ. iv. 175 [As] she had no energy left for exercise, she is, now that she has finished her education, a constant complainant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	complainant
释义	complainantadj.n. Brit. /kəmˈpleɪnənt/, U.S. /kəmˈpleɪnənt/ Forms: see complain v. Etymology: < French complaignant, present participle (also used substantively) of complaindre : see complain v. and -ant suffix¹. A. adj. Law. Formally complaining, lodging a legal complaint. Also gen., complaining. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > engaged in litigation > suing or bringing action complainant1495 pursuant1542 pursuivant1583 suing1622 proponenta1677 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining grutching?c1225 plaintivea1393 complainingc1430 plainteous1444 quarrellousc1450 murmurousa1525 murmuring1530 grudging?1531 yammeringc1540 complaintful1552 muttering1567 groanful1590 grumblinga1616 complaintive1637 quirking1746 complainant1791 twiney1824 maundering1848 nattered1853 grumbly1858 moany1867 grouchy1895 grumblesome1925 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 7 §4 If the partie compleynant..can not prove the mater of his seid bill to be true. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 643 I beyng the partie grieued, and complaynant. 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries ii. 35 b The said partie complainant to be bounde, etc. 1791 J. Byng Diary 18 June in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 312 When she writes fully, she is complainant, and refines upon pleasure till it becomes a pain! 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 May 7/2 On the appearance of a female in the dock, it was reported that the complainant shopkeeper would not attend. 1897 Daily News 23 July 4/5 The conference between the Postmaster-General and the complainant sections of the Post Office servants. B. n. 1. Law. One who enters a legal complaint against another; a plaintiff or prosecutor, in Chancery or Ecclesiastical courts. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff cravera1300 actora1325 askera1325 plaintiffa1325 plainer1340 challengera1382 pursuanta1393 follower1397 suer1423 pursuer1430 plainant1437 suitor1454 suit maker1469 complainant1495 plainandc1500 callerc1503 tabler1517 complaintiffc1533 complainer?1542 impleader1583 pledant1599 proceedera1618 querent1720 pulsator1730 demandeur1818 movant1875 rapper1904 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 7 §4 The same compleynaunt, not provyng the mater of his seid bill to be true. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 47 The complainaunt commenseth his action, and the defendaunt thereupon aunswereth. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 78 in Justice Vindicated A divorce..is grantable to separate the complainant a mensa et thoro. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4315/3 A Cause wherein Christopher Pitt and others..were Complainants against Sir Charles Bickerstaffe. 1824 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 186/1 A Judge..placed..between the complainant and him against whom it is complained. 2. a. gen. One who complains, a complainer. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > one who complains grucchildc1230 grutchera1250 groinera1382 musera1382 plainerc1400 plaintiff?a1439 fretter?1504 complainant1525 complainer1526 repiner1551 grudger1552 moaner1628 grumbler1633 querulist1647 maunderer1653 growler1753 grumbletonian1773 smellfungus1807 crib-biter1809 expostulatora1834 squinny1849 groaner1876 grouser1885 squealer1889 gruntler1893 grump1900 grouch1901 screamer1902 Moaning Minnie1934 narker1937 binder1944 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xvi. 32 He wolde nat departe..tyll all the complaynantes were fully satisfyed. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xli. 257 It is not my complaint, though I ioyne with the complainantes. 1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 193 Christ is left alone; Alone in respect of these complaynants. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iii. iii. 210 No want of complaint, nor of complainants. b. spec. One who complains of ill-health. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > sick person > [noun] sickc888 lazar1340 sickmanc1340 laborant?a1425 suffererc1450 malade1483 patient1484 lazar-man1552 languisher1599 ruina1616 plaintiff1633 valetudinarist1651 valetudinaire?c1682 valetudinarian1703 invalid1709 infirm1711 invaletudinarian1762 valetudinary1785 complainant1861 aegrotant1865 degenerate1895 1861 H. Spencer Educ. iv. 175 [As] she had no energy left for exercise, she is, now that she has finished her education, a constant complainant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1495
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