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Litigant vs Litigator - What's the difference?

litigant | litigator |

Litigator is a hypernym of litigant.



As nouns the difference between litigant and litigator

is that litigant is a party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit while litigator is a person employed to litigate, a lawyer skilled in arguing in court.

As an adjective litigant

is disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.

litigant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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

    (en adjective)
  • Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
    • the parties litigant
    (Ayliffe)
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    litigator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person employed to litigate, a lawyer skilled in arguing in court.
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