quarreler

noun

variants or quarreller
Definition of quarrelernext
as in fighter
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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  1. fighter
  2. defendant
  3. plaintiff
  4. advocate
Noun
  • Kai Ryssdal: Not only were buildings destroyed, virtually leveled, the Air Force says, but some F-22 fighters as well, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, were also damaged.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
  • During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of fighter
Noun
  • In a rare move, 299th District Judge Karen Sage on Thursday apologized to Stewart, first from the bench and then at the defendant’s table.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The conviction comes as waves of U.S. Capitol riot defendants are citing Donald Trump's election in requests to delay their criminal prosecutions because of his public pledge to pardon some of the people convicted of crimes on Jan. 6, 2021.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • During the course of the trial, Jeff Webb, the founder and CEO of Varsity Brands, the cheer corporate Goliath, testified on behalf of the plaintiffs that cheerleading was less a sport than a recreational hobby like chess.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In the lower courts, both the Biden administration and lawyers for a group of transgender plaintiffs argued the pro-trans position.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of plaintiff
Noun
  • Skeptics, including financial analysts and environmental advocates, point to the cryptocurrency’s extreme price volatility as a major risk.
    Tonya Evans, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • With members of the board and local advocates dissatisfied with the information provided, an external audit was voted on and approved to address concerns about circumstances surrounding the deaths and conditions at the facility.
    Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of advocate
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