: 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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But due to the sheer number of recipients expecting a check every month, not every claimant gets paid their benefits on the same date.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Court records show the claimant is in out-of-court settlement discussions with CoreCivic, which had previously denied all the allegations in the suit.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
Each claimant is assigned an adjuster by the insurance company.
—Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
This comes after a pre-trial hearing revealed that Associated Newspapers — the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday — had initially sought to spend $24.7 million for the 45-day trial, while the claimants were aiming to spend around $23.4 million.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Court records show the claimant is in out-of-court settlement discussions with CoreCivic, which had previously denied all the allegations in the suit.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
Each claimant is assigned an adjuster by the insurance company.
—Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
This comes after a pre-trial hearing revealed that Associated Newspapers — the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday — had initially sought to spend $24.7 million for the 45-day trial, while the claimants were aiming to spend around $23.4 million.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claimant. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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