claimant

noun

/ˈkleɪ.mənt/UK

Etymology

From Old French and Anglo-Norman clamant, present participle of the verb clamer and its variants, from Latin clāmō (“to cry out”), equivalent to claim + -ant. Compare clamant.

derived from clāmō
derived from clamant

Definitions

One who claims
One who claims; one who makes a claim.
A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits,…
A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

The neighborhood

Derived

counterclaimant, non-claimant, nonclaimant, proclaimant, pro-claimant

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA