: one that asserts a right or title
a claimant to an estate
also
: claimer sense 1
Examples of claimant in a Sentence
They are claimants to the dead man's estate.
Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork.
a dispute between two claimants to the throne
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The Employment Development Department also suffered a managerial implosion, leading to not only the blockage of payments to legitimate claimants, but billions of dollars in payments, mostly out of federal funds, going to fraudsters.
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Most of the claimants — flight attendants, pilots and ground workers — have written emails to the judge discussing their plight.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Advertisement Regarding Universal Credit, three million claimants currently have no requirement to find work due to their health.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 2 July 2025
The Employment Development Department also suffered a managerial implosion, leading to not only the blockage of payments to legitimate claimants, but billions of dollars in payments, mostly out of federal funds, going to fraudsters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Most of the claimants — flight attendants, pilots and ground workers — have written emails to the judge discussing their plight.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claimant. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt 
: a person who claims to have a right to something
Legal Definition
claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt
: one that asserts a claim especially formally
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