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
In practice, the remaining payments would most likely be handled in accordance to the probate and intestacy laws of a claimant’s state.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Research published in 2022 found that just more than 10% of claimants wait until age 70.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
The agency is also halting a plan to use modern labor market data to help judge whether disability claimants can work, a project that has cost the federal government more than $350 million so far.
—Lisa Rein, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2025
However eligible claimants will have to wait until July 23, 2026 to submit the claim.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Research published in 2022 found that just more than 10% of claimants wait until age 70.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
The agency is also halting a plan to use modern labor market data to help judge whether disability claimants can work, a project that has cost the federal government more than $350 million so far.
—Lisa Rein, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2025
However eligible claimants will have to wait until July 23, 2026 to submit the claim.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimant
heir
Noun
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The heirs receiving them have different plans.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Five businesses currently have active 20-year licenses, including Greenland Water Bank, which is reportedly associated with Ronald Lauder, the billionaire Estée Lauder heir.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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