: 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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Getty Images Eligible claimants who used Facebook during the 15-year period and filed a claim by August 25, 2023 will be notified via email several days before their payment is issued.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has said the program disadvantages claimants because the Department of Health and Human Services is the defendant, as opposed to vaccine makers.
—Tiger Joyce, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Under the settlement agreement, UIA is prevented from collecting overpayments until protest or appeal rights have been exhausted and claimants are given a chance to request a waiver based on financial hardship, administrative or clerical error or a wage reporting error.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Eligibility is determined based on information from both the claimant and their former employer.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has said the program disadvantages claimants because the Department of Health and Human Services is the defendant, as opposed to vaccine makers.
—Tiger Joyce, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Under the settlement agreement, UIA is prevented from collecting overpayments until protest or appeal rights have been exhausted and claimants are given a chance to request a waiver based on financial hardship, administrative or clerical error or a wage reporting error.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Eligibility is determined based on information from both the claimant and their former employer.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 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 15 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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