Thesaurus results for QUARRELER

quarreler

noun

variants or quarreller

Definition of quarreler

as in defendant

a person who takes part in a dispute known as the quarreler in the family, she never dropped an argument, no matter how pointless

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Alon is a co-defendant in one of them, stemming from a 2016 New Year’s Eve alleged rape at Alon’s condo in Miami Beach that prosecutors say involved both twins.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
That other defendant, Devin Brown, is scheduled to go on trial next month.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of defendant

Noun

The lawyers for the Presley plaintiffs are seeking roughly $50 million in damages, along with reimbursement of court costs and attorneys fees.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Authentic Brands Group filed alongside a number of co-plaintiffs with ownership over Presley rights.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of plaintiff

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The witness, who also spoke on condition of anonymity in fear of reprisals, said civilians in Nyala often gather wherever fighters congregate to sell food and tea to earn a living amid widespread unemployment and few sources of income.

— YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
The project is designed to prepare Selfridge for the arrival of F-15EX fighter jets after officials spent years fighting to replace the base's aging A-10 mission.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of fighter

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At the time, Kundassery was a high-school debater in Fremont, California, where his parents had moved after emigrating from India on H1-B visas.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.

— Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of debater

Noun

The Jay Treaty asked the disputants merely to start a process leading to the appointment of arbitrators qualified to decide their disputes fairly and finally.

— Tom Bell, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
The audience and actor are like disputants kept in different rooms, forbidden to see each other fully.

— Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Definition of disputant

Noun

There’s something so unsettling about a game show where the contestants’ well-being is not considered, and The Tonight Show leaned into that uncanniness to great effect.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Other celebs to have been announced include Celebrity Traitors contestant Joe Lycett and the Sugababes.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of contestant

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