LITIGANT
litigant, litigator
(noun) (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; āplaintiffs and defendants are both litigantsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
litigant (plural litigants)
(legal) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.
Adjective
litigant (comparative more litigant, superlative most litigant)
Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
Source: Wiktionary
Lit"i*gant, a. Etym: [L. litigans, -antis, p. pr. of litigare: cf. F.
litigant. See Litigate.]
Definition: Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit;
as, the parties litigant. Ayliffe.
Lit"i*gant, n.
Definition: A person engaged in a lawsuit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition