: 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
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Elizabeth’s determination not to settle the succession gave rise to fierce rivalry between the claimants to the English throne, among them Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James VI; James’s cousin Arbella Stuart; Lady Katherine Grey and her descendants; and Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon.
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In October 2024, there were 43,250,829 claimants.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
However, eligible claimants will have to wait until July 23, 2026, to submit the claim.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Some were filed by individual claimants, others by estates, said Marin County Counsel Brian Washington.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
In October 2024, there were 43,250,829 claimants.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
However, eligible claimants will have to wait until July 23, 2026, to submit the claim.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Some were filed by individual claimants, others by estates, said Marin County Counsel Brian Washington.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for claimant
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claimant. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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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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