: 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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Creative work inspired by the case is called upon to make a judgement too, to decide whether or not in the end to portray the claimant as genuine or a fraud.
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Nell Stevens
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There are multiple claimants to the Panchen Lama and the Karmapa Lama, the second- and third-highest ranking clerics, respectively, in Tibetan Buddhism.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Such transfers led to the loss of more than $2.7 billion for the claimants, as well as S$20 million ($15.7 million) in public funds, according to the liquidators’ statement.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Because of the large number of beneficiaries, not all claimants receive their payments on the same day each month.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
There are multiple claimants to the Panchen Lama and the Karmapa Lama, the second- and third-highest ranking clerics, respectively, in Tibetan Buddhism.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Such transfers led to the loss of more than $2.7 billion for the claimants, as well as S$20 million ($15.7 million) in public funds, according to the liquidators’ statement.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Because of the large number of beneficiaries, not all claimants receive their payments on the same day each month.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 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 21 Aug. 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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