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claimant

noun

Definition of claimant

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 seven claimants, also including Liz Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, must make the payment by August 28. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 Along with the other claimants, he’s expected to have to pay a hefty sum, which will be decided at a hearing on a later date. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Eventually, the new approach enabled Universal Credit to be rolled out to more than eight million claimants and to keep functioning even amid the surge in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 This time around, however, the tech giant is establishing parameters on mass arbitration by grouping them in batches of 25, 100, and 500, depending on the total number of claimants with similar issues. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for claimant

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His wife became Queen Mette-Marit, while his oldest child, Ingrid Alexandra, became crown princess and heir to the throne.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Yankees fans might be getting flashbacks of Boone’s defense for Anthony Volpe, who similarly faded into inconsistency after emerging as the apparent heir to the franchise’s shortstop role.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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