claimant

🇺🇸 /ˈkleɪmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkleɪmənt/
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noun
R

someone who says they have a right to something and tries to get it

The claimant believed they deserved part of the inheritance.

R

a person who gets money from the government because they don't have a job

Many claimants have to wait weeks before they receive any money.

translation

n. someone who says they have a right to something and tries to get it; a person who gets money from the government because they don't have a job

Word Forms

Plural claimants