Dictionary 1. (n.) The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to appellant.2. (n.) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor. Thesaurus accessory accused actionable appellant appellee bitter-ender brawler causidical defendant diehard disputant dissentient dissident intransigent irreconcilable last-ditcher litigable litigationist litigator litigatory litigious naysayer negativist noncooperator objector obstructionist obstructive opposer oppositionist panel parties litigant party petitioner plaintiff protester quarreler resister scrapper suitor witness wrangler |