Synonyms of 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

Related Words

• heir
• successor
• representative
• legatee
• heir apparent
• heiress
• beneficiary
• inheritor
• assignee
• devisee
• grantee
• heir at law
• descendant
• succeeder
• coheir
• coheiress
• scion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of claimant

But the new reforms could change all that for some claimants. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 16 July 2026

On July 7, the Duke of Sussex and a fellow claimant, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, issued a scathing statement following a judge’s dismissal of their case against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, which was filed in 2022. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 July 2026

One issue at the trial is whether the claimants should have been allowed to bring allegations dating to the 1990s, long after a six-year limit expired. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

The court said all the claimants had failed to prove their claims. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026