Plaintiff is a hyponym of petitioner.
In lang=en terms the difference between petitioner and plaintiff
is that petitioner is someone who presents a petition to a court while plaintiff is a party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.
plaintiff
Noun
(
en noun)
(legal) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.
Synonyms
* complainant, litigant
Antonyms
* defendant, suspect
Hypernyms
* litigant, litigator
Hyponyms
* suer, petitioner
Related terms
* plaintive
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