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View synonyms for claimant

claimant

[ kley-muhnt ]

noun

  1. a person who makes a claim.


ˈclaimant

/ ˈkleɪmənt /

noun

  1. a person who makes a claim
  2. a person who brings a civil action in a court of law Formerly calledplaintiff Compare defendant


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Other Words From

  • pre·claimant noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of claimant1

First recorded in 1740–50; claim + -ant

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Example Sentences

Lavalle and his three pals allegedly pocketed a cut of the retroactive lump sum ofas much as $100,000 that each claimant received.

Nor can other creditors through filing objections to a claim prevent a bona fide claimant from voting.

It is true that an adverse claimant cannot give any title to her husband's land that would bar her right thereto.

With this (class c) form of the story we frequently find combined what is known as The False Claimant ‘motif.’

A second version of the False Claimant story is found in Le cerf au pied blanc.

Heinsberg had promised a certain benefice to Louis de Bourbon, the Duke's nephew, but gave it to another claimant.

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