D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Plaintiff

/plān'-təf/ · Plain·tiff · IPA /ˈpleɪntɪf/
01 n. One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to defendant.
  1. 1.
    One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to defendant.(Law)
02 a. See Plaintive.
  1. 1.
    See Plaintive.[Obs.] See: Plaintive