Ăp'pel-lôr', n.

n. [O. Fr. appeleur.] (Law.) (a.) The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime. Blackstone. (b.) One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices. Blount. Burrill.

☞ This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in appeal from a lower court, who is called the appellant. Appellee is opposed both to appellant and appellor.