• (n.) One who makes complaint. • (n.) One who commences a legal process by a complaint. • (n.) The party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff at common law. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/complainant/
A person who intiates a legal proceeding by filing a case against someone who commits a crime.He is also called the plaintiff or petitioner. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21213
Com·plain'ant noun [ French complaignant , present participle of complaindre .] 1. One who makes complaint. « Eager complainants of the dispute. Collier. » 2. (Law) (a) One who commences a legal process by a complaint. (b)... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/121