GDict

claimant

'kleimәnt3 senses · 205 ms
Level C1
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noun/ˈkleɪ.mənt/
  1. 1

    One who claims; one who makes a claim.

    • “Two or three months more went by ; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest.[
  2. 2

    A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.UK

  3. 3

    The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

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