Meaning of CLAIMANT
Pronunciation: | | 'kleymunt
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| Definition: | | [n] someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne" |
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| See Also: | | applicant, applier, Pretender | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Claim"ant\, n. [Cf. OF. clamant, p. pr. of clamer. Cf.
{Clamant}.]
One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.
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| Related Terms: | | accusant, accuser, allegator, appellant, applicant, aspirant, bidder, candidate, complainant, delator, impeacher, impugner, indictor, informer, libelant, party, petitioner, plaintiff, postulant, prosecutor, seeker, solicitant, solicitor, suitor, suppliant, supplicant, the prosecution |
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