as in heirs
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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 claimants
The other claimants include Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Jude Law's ex-wife, Sadie Frost.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The prince is one of seven high-profile claimants – including Elton John and Liz Hurley – against ANL, which owns the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, as well as Metro and The i Paper.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
The Prince is one of a number of claimants on a docket that also features Elton John, his husband David Furnish and campaigner Doreen Lawrence.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026
The Duke of Sussex leads a group of seven high-profile claimants, including Elton John and actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost.
—Mahalia Dobson, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
True to form, Lowell had her own version of events, telling a local paper that one of the claimants had brought a gang of thieves to her farm and threatened to kill her husband.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Unclaimed property scam On its website, the state treasury has a warning about scammers using text messages to target potential unclaimed property claimants.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Tort claims in Indiana must precede any lawsuit against a governmental entity, according to Indiana law, which also allows governmental entities and claimants to reach a settlement.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 16 Dec. 2025
Research published in 2022 found that just more than 10% of claimants wait until age 70.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The prince is one of seven high-profile claimants – including Elton John and Liz Hurley – against ANL, which owns the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, as well as Metro and The i Paper.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
The Prince is one of a number of claimants on a docket that also features Elton John, his husband David Furnish and campaigner Doreen Lawrence.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026
The Duke of Sussex leads a group of seven high-profile claimants, including Elton John and actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost.
—Mahalia Dobson, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
True to form, Lowell had her own version of events, telling a local paper that one of the claimants had brought a gang of thieves to her farm and threatened to kill her husband.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Unclaimed property scam On its website, the state treasury has a warning about scammers using text messages to target potential unclaimed property claimants.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Tort claims in Indiana must precede any lawsuit against a governmental entity, according to Indiana law, which also allows governmental entities and claimants to reach a settlement.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 16 Dec. 2025
Research published in 2022 found that just more than 10% of claimants wait until age 70.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimants
heirs
Noun
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The heirs receiving them have different plans.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The medal awarded to Crick, who died in 2004, was sold at auction by his heirs for $2 million in 2013 to Shanghai biotech executive Jack Wang.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Claimants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimants. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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