claimant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who claims a benefit or right or title
    • claimants of unemployment compensation
    • he was a claimant to the throne

WordNet

Claim"ant noun
Etymology
Cf. OF. clamant, p. pr. of clamer. Cf.Clamant.
Definitions
  1. One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.

Webster 1913