Thesaurus results for CLAIMANT

claimant

noun

as in heir

formal 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 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 Because of the spike in claims, the Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds is asking claimants to allow up to 120 days for the state to review a claim, but some may take even longer. —

Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 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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heir

Noun

Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune who was unopposed in his primary, is the first governor to seek a third term since the 1980s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The register of wills collects and manages inheritance tax — a tax paid by heirs who receive money, property or other assets from the estate of a deceased person.

— Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026