: one that asserts a right or title
a claimant to an estate
also
: claimer sense 1
Examples of claimant in a Sentence
They are claimants to the dead man's estate.
Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork.
a dispute between two claimants to the throne
Recent Examples on the Web
Payments to the claimants was approved earlier this month, though the r/juul subreddit suggests payouts may have ramped up this week, as users claimed receiving anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to upwards of $9,000.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, after Hanani Publishing attempted to sucker Yas into becoming the face of her late father’s scandal, Yas tells the company head that HP is going to pay the restitution to the embezzlement claimants and then leave her the F alone.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges that Phillips would abuse the claimants in his dressing room while recording the incidents with a video camera.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The claimants allege that the government and army failed to heed warning signs and threats that the shooter made in the months before the shootings.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, after Hanani Publishing attempted to sucker Yas into becoming the face of her late father’s scandal, Yas tells the company head that HP is going to pay the restitution to the embezzlement claimants and then leave her the F alone.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges that Phillips would abuse the claimants in his dressing room while recording the incidents with a video camera.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The claimants allege that the government and army failed to heed warning signs and threats that the shooter made in the months before the shootings.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claimant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt 
: a person who claims to have a right to something
Legal Definition
claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt
: one that asserts a claim especially formally
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