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
The above proposal would incentivize claimants to name the league or the Commissioner as a party to avoid arbitrating in front of the Commissioner.
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Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Some claimants are entitled to both, and could receive up to $7,500 if their data was compromised in both breaches.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Creative work inspired by the case is called upon to make a judgement too, to decide whether or not in the end to portray the claimant as genuine or a fraud.
—Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
There are multiple claimants to the Panchen Lama and the Karmapa Lama, the second- and third-highest ranking clerics, respectively, in Tibetan Buddhism.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
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Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Some claimants are entitled to both, and could receive up to $7,500 if their data was compromised in both breaches.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Creative work inspired by the case is called upon to make a judgement too, to decide whether or not in the end to portray the claimant as genuine or a fraud.
—Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
There are multiple claimants to the Panchen Lama and the Karmapa Lama, the second- and third-highest ranking clerics, respectively, in Tibetan Buddhism.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimant
heir
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Goudstikker’s daughter-in-law claims to be heir to painting Weitz, the attorney for the family who lost the work, told USA TODAY that her client, von Saher, 81, is the rightful heir to the painting.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The young girl is believed to be around 12 or 13 and her debut appearance outside of her home country signals a possible role as North Korea’s heir-in-waiting, a parenting expert suspects.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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