: 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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About 76 of those claimants allege abuses from the 1940s through 1970s, while an additional 45 to 50 allege abuses in the 1980s.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The 1975 film Welfare looked at the complexity of New York’s social benefits system from the perspective of both claimants and staff, while 1997’s Public Housing captured life at a housing complex on Chicago’s South Side.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Feb. 2026
Payments for each device are capped at $20, but claimants may receive less depending on the total number of claims submitted.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Some claimants alleged the Google devices recorded private conversations about financial issues, personal decisions and employment.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The 1975 film Welfare looked at the complexity of New York’s social benefits system from the perspective of both claimants and staff, while 1997’s Public Housing captured life at a housing complex on Chicago’s South Side.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Feb. 2026
Payments for each device are capped at $20, but claimants may receive less depending on the total number of claims submitted.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Some claimants alleged the Google devices recorded private conversations about financial issues, personal decisions and employment.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
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 24 Feb. 2026.
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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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