: 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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Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
While the total settlement was among the largest in tech privacy history, individual payouts are expected to be modest due to the scale of claimants.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has said the program disadvantages claimants because the Department of Health and Human Services is the defendant, as opposed to vaccine makers.
—Tiger Joyce, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Under the settlement agreement, UIA is prevented from collecting overpayments until protest or appeal rights have been exhausted and claimants are given a chance to request a waiver based on financial hardship, administrative or clerical error or a wage reporting error.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
While the total settlement was among the largest in tech privacy history, individual payouts are expected to be modest due to the scale of claimants.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has said the program disadvantages claimants because the Department of Health and Human Services is the defendant, as opposed to vaccine makers.
—Tiger Joyce, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Under the settlement agreement, UIA is prevented from collecting overpayments until protest or appeal rights have been exhausted and claimants are given a chance to request a waiver based on financial hardship, administrative or clerical error or a wage reporting error.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claimant. Accessed 22 Sep. 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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