as in heir
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a person who believes that he or she has a right to something (such as an amount of money); a person who claims something
They are claimants to their father's estate. Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork. a dispute between two claimants to the throne
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Recent Examples of claimant
Payments are administered in one lump sum for most recipients, but because of the large number of recipients, not every claimant receives their payment on the same date each month.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Yet, Canada continues to regard the U.S. as a safe haven for refugee claimants.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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, 15 May 2025
The claimant was Roy Russello, a member of the boy band Menudo, who made the rape claim against the former record executive at age 54.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Yet, Canada continues to regard the U.S. as a safe haven for refugee claimants.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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, 15 May 2025
The claimant was Roy Russello, a member of the boy band Menudo, who made the rape claim against the former record executive at age 54.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimant
heir
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The Pole is entering the last year of his contract signed when joining from Bayern Munich in the ‘economic levers’ summer of 2022, and Barca as of yet has no natural heir for him other than winger Ferran Torres or Dani Olmo playing as a false 9.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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That unnamed friend kept the dishes in his private collection until his own death, and his heirs decided to sell the ceramics in seven separate lots.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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