Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of claimant The class of potential claimants is represented by Humphrey, Farrington and McClain, an Independence firm with experience in class action settlements. —

Ilana Arougheti june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 Nearly three-quarters of the claimants have accepted payment offers from Edison, according to the company. —

Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 10 June 2026 Eligible claimants could get up to $102 from the settlement, but the deadline to file is June 9. —

Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 June 2026 The buyer tried, per the complaint, to reach an agreement with all potential claimants, but withdrew their bid when that attempt failed. —

Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for claimant

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heir

Noun

Mojtaba Khamenei, Khamenei’s son and expectant heir, is notably absent.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
The Prince of Wales sadly won’t be attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding Friday in New York City, but the heir to the British throne nonetheless made sure to offer some royal prestige to events.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026