claimant

[ kley-muhnt ]

/ ˈkleɪ mənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR claimant ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who makes a claim.

Origin of claimant

First recorded in 1740–50; claim + -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM claimant

pre·claim·ant, noun

Words nearby claimant

clafoutis, clag, claggy, Claiborne, claim, claimant, claim check, claimer, claiming race, claim-jumper, claimsman

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Example sentences from the Web for claimant

His son, the Prince Imperial, was at present far too young to figure as a claimant to the throne.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose
The latter was of a slim build, while the claimant was a couple of inches taller and weighed twenty-five stones.
Science and the Criminal|C. Ainsworth Mitchell
The claimant of a military title could best defend it by deeds of daring, and by such William Walker was to prove himself.
By-Ways of War|James Jeffrey Roche
The claimant boy laid such insistent hands on the puppy, and Eddy so resisted, that the little animal yelped loudly.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

The first I knew about it was when it came out in the paper that he had been a claimant.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for claimant

claimant

/ (ˈkleɪmənt) /

noun

a person who makes a claim

a person who brings a civil action in a court of lawFormerly called: plaintiff Compare defendant (def. 1)

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单词	claimant
释义	claimant [ kley-muhnt ] / ˈkleɪ mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR claimant ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who makes a claim. Origin of claimant First recorded in 1740–50; claim + -ant OTHER WORDS FROM claimant pre·claim·ant, noun Words nearby claimant clafoutis, clag, claggy, Claiborne, claim, claimant, claim check, claimer, claiming race, claim-jumper, claimsman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for claimant His son, the Prince Imperial, was at present far too young to figure as a claimant to the throne. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)\|John Holland Rose The latter was of a slim build, while the claimant was a couple of inches taller and weighed twenty-five stones. Science and the Criminal\|C. Ainsworth Mitchell The claimant of a military title could best defend it by deeds of daring, and by such William Walker was to prove himself. By-Ways of War\|James Jeffrey Roche The claimant boy laid such insistent hands on the puppy, and Eddy so resisted, that the little animal yelped loudly. The Debtor\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman The first I knew about it was when it came out in the paper that he had been a claimant. Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy British Dictionary definitions for claimant claimant / (ˈkleɪmənt) / noun a person who makes a claim a person who brings a civil action in a court of lawFormerly called: plaintiff Compare defendant (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to claimant applicant, claimer
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claimant

noun

Origin of claimant

OTHER WORDS FROM claimant

Words nearby claimant

Example sentences from the Web for claimant

British Dictionary definitions for claimant

noun

Words related to claimant