relator

[ ri-ley-ter ]

/ rɪˈleɪ tər /

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noun

a person who relates or tells; narrator.

Law.

a private person on whose suggestion or complaint certain writs, as a quo warranto, are issued and whose position is analogous to that of a plaintiff.
a party in interest who is allowed to institute a proceeding in the name of a public official when the right to sue rests exclusively in that official.

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Origin of relator

First recorded in 1585–95, relator is from the Latin word relātor a proposer, mover. See relate, -tor

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH relator

relator , Realtor

Words nearby relator

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How to use relator in a sentence

And, in fact, the record in so many words so stated, and the statement was uncontroverted by the relator.
The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt|David Miller DeWitt
Abraham Crist appeared for the relator, and John Greenwood for the defendant.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander
There was still a relator, a private secretary of the inquisitor-general, a keeper of the archives, and four minor officials.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea
As a mere relator, therefore, of the sights and sounds of great naval battles, Mr. Brownell has a fresh story to tell.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865|Various

Archie's face grew more and more rigid as he listened, but the anger that the relator had anticipated did not show there.
A Black Adonis|Linn Boyd Porter

British Dictionary definitions for relator

relator

/ (rɪˈleɪtə) /

noun

a person who relates a story; narrator

English law a person who gives information upon which the attorney general brings an action

US law a person who institutes proceedings by criminal information or quo warranto

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