Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Litigant \Lit"i*gant\, a. [L. litigans, -antis, p. pr. of
   litigare: cf. F. litigant. See {Litigate}.]
   Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a
   lawsuit; as, the parties litigant. --Ayliffe.

Litigant \Lit"i*gant\, n.
   A person engaged in a lawsuit.

Source : WordNet®

litigant
     n : (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation;
         "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants" [syn: {litigator}]