as in heir
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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 claimant
From April 14, many claimants will no longer have the option to verify their identity with the SSA over the phone when making claims or changing direct deposit information.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
On appeal, the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board regularly decides that claimants do not have to pay back the benefits.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
What To Know This week, Social Security payments will be made on Wednesday, March 26, and are for those claimants who have a birthday that falls between the 20th and 31st of any calendar month.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
But these reports are generally accessible only by individuals who want to pull their own reports (frequent claimants may pay higher premiums) or by insurers, who, for underwriting purposes, can pull reports on a specific person and property.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
On appeal, the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board regularly decides that claimants do not have to pay back the benefits.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
What To Know This week, Social Security payments will be made on Wednesday, March 26, and are for those claimants who have a birthday that falls between the 20th and 31st of any calendar month.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
But these reports are generally accessible only by individuals who want to pull their own reports (frequent claimants may pay higher premiums) or by insurers, who, for underwriting purposes, can pull reports on a specific person and property.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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