: 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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Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
If the winner selects the annuity option, the claimant will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Pioneer Press has also reached out to the Libertyville school districts as an unverified current town name being floated by claimants.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The winning numbers from Wednesday's draw—9, 12, 22, 41, 61 and Powerball 25—produced several million-dollar winners but no jackpot claimants.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 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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