claimant

noun

claim·​ant ˈklā-mənt 

: 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

Right now, there’s an employee who will be your organization’s highest-cost claimant in three years. — Neepa Patel, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Previously, individual payouts were capped at $51 per claimant. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

But half of the claimants dropped their suit, and Levi maintained that they were being threatened or paid off. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Under the general rule in the current version of the statute, a negligence claimant found more than 50% at fault for their own harm may be barred from recovering damages, while a lower percentage reduces recoverable damages proportionally. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for claimant

• payment
• copayment
• embayment
• nonpayment
• prepayment
• repayment
• overpayment
• underpayment

Kids Definition

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