litigant

Plural: litigants

Noun

• A person involved in a lawsuit; a party to litigation.
• (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
  • "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"
• 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.

Examples

• Each player became a LITIGANT, arguing for the validity of their obscure words.
• the parties litigant

Synonyms

litigator