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

But critics of the system argue that the rise in disability and incapacity claimants owes more to broadening definitions of disability – and especially to an increase in people claiming benefits for mental health conditions. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

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

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